Question: what are you pasting, there is not copy? The figures.activate may
be causing problems. Using Select method can create lots of problems. It is
better to set Variables and use WITH method.

Dim Work As Workbook
Dim Figures As Workbook

Set Work = Workbooks.Open("N:\Work.csv")
Set Figures = Workbooks.Open("N:\mmyy.xls")

with Work
Set Lastcell = .Range("A1").End(xlDown)
Set Countrange = .Range(.Range("A1"), LastCell)
myCount = Countrange.Rows.Count
Figures.Activate
LastCell.Offset(1, 0).Paste
end with

"Simon" wrote:

Dear All,

I populate a csv file using data from our data warehouse and import
it as .csv.

I wish to Activate that file and count the number of rows and record
this in another workbooks sheet.

E.g.

In the CSV file

Dim Work As Workbook
Dim Figures As Workbook

Set Work = Workbooks.Open("N:\Work.csv")
Set Figures = Workbooks.Open("N:\mmyy.xls")

Work.Activate
Range("A1").Select
Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlDown)).Select
myCount = Selection.Rows.Count
Figures.Activate
Range("A1").Select
Selection.End(xlDown).Select
ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Select
myCount.Paste

The xlDown is to skip part the previous months result.
Why isn't the count working, do I need to convert the numbers? Should
I say the data (.dtf file) as a different format from the i-Series
insteand of .csv?

Thanks