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Default automation - import into excel

hi j latham

fantastic idea ! ! ! !

thank you so much.


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"JLatham" wrote in message
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: Tracy,
: You could record a macro while going through your manual process. Then in
: the future you can import your data and then run that macro to repeat the
: process with just a few clicks of the mouse.
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: Remember that the macro you record is going to perform exactly what you
did
: when you recorded it, including using the same sheet names and
columns/rows
: and all.
:
: If you need it to be more "robust", you could record the macro and then
post
: back asking how to make it more flexible. Be sure you paste a copy of the
: macro code with that request if you make the request.
:
: "Tracy" wrote:
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: hello,
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: i'm trying to find out if there is a way to open an existing spreadsheet
and
: have the columns rearranged automatically.
: soon i will have to download a .txt file daily, which i need to use in
excel
: the problem is that the .txt file has several columns of data that i
don't
: need and the columns of data that i need is not in the right order.
: i really do not want to have to sit and rearrange the columns of data
that i
: need every day, so i'm curious if there is something that i could set
up, so
: that when i open the .txt file in excel, i only get the data that i
need.
:
: any help would be greatly appreciated.
:
: thank you
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