Help with macro PLEASE
 

Im trying to create a macro that will do what I do manually in excel.
I cant get how to do this!

Any help certainly appreciated

Heres what I do manually but I want a macro that would do this:
1) Data= Import External Data -- Import Data
2) LookIn: Desktop
3) Filename: Test.txt

Within the new dialog window.....(Test Import Wizard)
4) Choose Delimeted
5) Start import at row: 19
6) Finish

Within the new dialog window....(Import Data)
7) Existing Worksheet= $E$14

Help with macro PLEASE
 

Try this:

Tool - Macro - Record Macro

Do what you want

Tools -Macro - Stop Recording.

If you need help cleaning it up, bring it here and we can assist.

HTH,
Barb Reinhardt
"M&M" wrote:

Im trying to create a macro that will do what I do manually in excel.
I cant get how to do this!

Any help certainly appreciated

Heres what I do manually but I want a macro that would do this:
1) Data= Import External Data -- Import Data
2) LookIn: Desktop
3) Filename: Test.txt

Within the new dialog window.....(Test Import Wizard)
4) Choose Delimeted
5) Start import at row: 19
6) Finish

Within the new dialog window....(Import Data)
7) Existing Worksheet= $E$14

Help with macro PLEASE
 

Thank you so much Barb for that quick response, I will give that a try
shortly and get back to you. Thank you thank you


"Barb Reinhardt" wrote:

Try this:

Tool - Macro - Record Macro

Do what you want

Tools -Macro - Stop Recording.

If you need help cleaning it up, bring it here and we can assist.

HTH,
Barb Reinhardt
"M&M" wrote:

Im trying to create a macro that will do what I do manually in excel.
I cant get how to do this!

Any help certainly appreciated

Heres what I do manually but I want a macro that would do this:
1) Data= Import External Data -- Import Data
2) LookIn: Desktop
3) Filename: Test.txt

Within the new dialog window.....(Test Import Wizard)
4) Choose Delimeted
5) Start import at row: 19
6) Finish

Within the new dialog window....(Import Data)
7) Existing Worksheet= $E$14

Help with macro PLEASE
 

Hey Barb I got it to work. Wow it amazes me how many features Ive been
missing out on. I spent hrs. yesterday trying to figure this out. But I guess
this is the process of learning.

Thank you.
Deeply appreciate it

"Barb Reinhardt" wrote:

Try this:

Tool - Macro - Record Macro

Do what you want

Tools -Macro - Stop Recording.

If you need help cleaning it up, bring it here and we can assist.

HTH,
Barb Reinhardt
"M&M" wrote:

Im trying to create a macro that will do what I do manually in excel.
I cant get how to do this!

Any help certainly appreciated

Heres what I do manually but I want a macro that would do this:
1) Data= Import External Data -- Import Data
2) LookIn: Desktop
3) Filename: Test.txt

Within the new dialog window.....(Test Import Wizard)
4) Choose Delimeted
5) Start import at row: 19
6) Finish

Within the new dialog window....(Import Data)
7) Existing Worksheet= $E$14

Help with macro PLEASE
 

This is how I started with macros. You'll find out that what's recorded may
not necessarily be the most efficient way to do it, but it's a start.

Good luck!

Barb

"M&M" wrote:

Hey Barb I got it to work. Wow it amazes me how many features Ive been
missing out on. I spent hrs. yesterday trying to figure this out. But I guess
this is the process of learning.

Thank you.
Deeply appreciate it

"Barb Reinhardt" wrote:

Try this:

Tool - Macro - Record Macro

Do what you want

Tools -Macro - Stop Recording.

If you need help cleaning it up, bring it here and we can assist.

HTH,
Barb Reinhardt
"M&M" wrote:

Im trying to create a macro that will do what I do manually in excel.
I cant get how to do this!

Any help certainly appreciated

Heres what I do manually but I want a macro that would do this:
1) Data= Import External Data -- Import Data
2) LookIn: Desktop
3) Filename: Test.txt

Within the new dialog window.....(Test Import Wizard)
4) Choose Delimeted
5) Start import at row: 19
6) Finish

Within the new dialog window....(Import Data)
7) Existing Worksheet= $E$14

Help with macro PLEASE
 

Further to Barb's advice on the macro recorder, Tushar Mehta's section on
"beyond the macro recorder" has some good pointers on cleaning up the code that
was created by the recorder.

http://www.tushar-mehta.com/excel/vb...rder/index.htm


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Thu, 9 Aug 2007 10:06:03 -0700, Barb Reinhardt
wrote:

This is how I started with macros. You'll find out that what's recorded may
not necessarily be the most efficient way to do it, but it's a start.

Good luck!

Barb

"M&M" wrote:

Hey Barb I got it to work. Wow it amazes me how many features Ive been
missing out on. I spent hrs. yesterday trying to figure this out. But I guess
this is the process of learning.

Thank you.
Deeply appreciate it

"Barb Reinhardt" wrote:

Try this:

Tool - Macro - Record Macro

Do what you want

Tools -Macro - Stop Recording.

If you need help cleaning it up, bring it here and we can assist.

HTH,
Barb Reinhardt
"M&M" wrote:

Im trying to create a macro that will do what I do manually in excel.
I cant get how to do this!

Any help certainly appreciated

Heres what I do manually but I want a macro that would do this:
1) Data= Import External Data -- Import Data
2) LookIn: Desktop
3) Filename: Test.txt

Within the new dialog window.....(Test Import Wizard)
4) Choose Delimeted
5) Start import at row: 19
6) Finish

Within the new dialog window....(Import Data)
7) Existing Worksheet= $E$14