GG,

There are at least three approaches that come to mind -- data Import, or a
mirror sheet for each workbook full of links, or a macro. The choice
depends partly on what is known about the workbooks. Are they always the
same names? If not, can they be renamed or copied to match fixed names in
any solution we come up with? Or does the solution need to accomodate any
workbook name, to be provided at run time? Are the sheet names known in
advance? Is there only a total of one sheet in each workbook? Are these
strict tables (headings in the first row, then rows of records, no totals at
the bottom), or free-form worksheets, with stuff here and there?

I'm not sure if any is worth the effort -- simply opening the workbooks, and
doing a sheet copy might still be less work. especially if you don't do this
often. Are you willing to pursue a macro solution?
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Earl Kiosterud
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"GrayesGhost" wrote in message
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Earl,

I don't know how else to put this .......... the data in question is
simply
an Excell worksheet that contains rows and columns of numbers, with an
occasional column containing equations ......... nothing special .........
just a routine spread sheet page.

I simply want to import an entire page from an unopend Excell Workbook,
(sorta like doing a copy/paste where I physically open the other file;
copy
the original worksheet and paste it into a blank worksheet in the Workbook
that I am currently working in) without first having to open the other
file;
or without having to write a formula, or create a link to a source file
that
is going to be deleted once the data has been recorded.

I am not merging any worksheets, or combining data in any way. I am
simply
making a duplicate copy of the worksheet in question and then deleting the
source file. Instead of having several Excell Workbooks that only contain
a
single page of data, I end up with a single Excell Workbook that has
several
pages of data.

I guess a bad example might be when you write a check. All the
information
that you need to know is recorded on the check but instead of sorting
through
a huge box of seperate checks,(= Multiple Excell Workbooks that only
contain
one worksheet), it is much simpler to store all the data from each check
in a
single register (= One Excell Workbook with multiple pages) where you have
immediate access to all the data in a single place.

As far as the project that I am currently working on, this is a one time
deal, however I do similar projects quite often.

As I say, I have been doing this in Quattro Pro for a very long time but I
am now trying to convert to Excell. Simply put, I don't like the program.
Quattro Pro is so much more straight forward and a good bit more user
friendly, but sometimes we don't always have the final say in how things
are
done. I am trying to make the transition as painless as possible and,
since
I have found that both programs do have some similar features (they just
go
about doing it differently), I was hoping that someone might be able to
tell
me what I am missing here.

Thanks again - GG






"Earl Kiosterud" wrote:

GG,

We still don't know much about the data, and how it's to be consolidated.
There are macro possibilities, linking possibilities (you don't have to
do
it each time if you rename your workbooks to that of the links), import
possibilities.

Is this a one-time job, or does data come in regularly, which needs to be
consolidated again and again?

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Earl Kiosterud
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"GrayesGhost" wrote in message
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Earl,

Maybe I don't know enough about Excell yet to word the question in a
form
that is understandable. What I am trying to do is to copy some
statistics
from several Workbooks that only contain a single work sheet. I want
to
combine the worksheets from multiple Excell workbooks into seperate
worksheets in a single Workbook, and then get rid of all the original
files.

I know I can open each workbook seperately, copy the data from that
workbook
and paste it into seperate sheets in the file that I am compiling (that
is
what I have been doing) but I know there has to be an easier way - such
as
simply inserting the unopened file into a blank work sheet as I was
able
to
do in Quattro Pro.

(Menu: Insert/File/<filename) = Inserted the desired file into one or
more
worksheets depending on whether or not the inserted file was a text
file
or
an existing Quattro Pro workbook.

I am now using MS Office 2000 Pro.

I don't want to go to the trouble of writing formulas, or linking the
current workbook to files that I am going to destroy once I have
transfered
the data - But I don't know of any other way to word the question - I
think I
pretty much have the answer anyway though - apparently Excell doesn't
have
the feature that I am looking for.

Thanks again - GG


"Earl Kiosterud" wrote:

You haven't told us enough. If the other workbook contains a table,
use
Data - Get external data. The process varies a bit with your release
of
Excel. You never have to open the workbook, and can refresh the
import
to
reread the data at any time.

You can also create a link without ever having opened the workbook
(though
it's easier if you do).
=[workbookname.xls]'Sheet 1'!A1

Now copy this down and across, and you have the data. Once done, you
never
have to reopen the other workbook. A macro could parse the data, if
necessary, put it where you want it, and do any other tasks.

Without knowing more, that's the best I can suggest.
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Earl Kiosterud
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"GrayesGhost" wrote in message
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If an unopened Excel Workbook only contains a single worksheet, is
it
possible to import the data from that worksheet into another
Workbook
that
is
open, without having to open the other file?