Hi,

How can I use "shell" to move from Excel to the current (default) web page
to copy some comma delimited text data, then open Notepad and save it there?
I then can open the saved text in Excel with the captured text displayed as
column data and rearrange it. Thanks for any help.

TIA
Tom

Tom,

You're adding steps you don't need. For example, you don't need the
intermediate step of opening Notepad to retrieve delimited text from a web
page to a worksheet.

When you refer to "current (default) web page", do you mean the Internet
Explorer home page or some page already in an open IE window or something
else?


Steve Yandl



"Tom" wrote in message
...
Hi,

How can I use "shell" to move from Excel to the current (default) web page
to copy some comma delimited text data, then open Notepad and save it
there?
I then can open the saved text in Excel with the captured text displayed
as column data and rearrange it. Thanks for any help.

TIA
Tom

"Steve Yandl" wrote in message
...
Tom,

You're adding steps you don't need. For example, you don't need the
intermediate step of opening Notepad to retrieve delimited text from a web
page to a worksheet.

When you refer to "current (default) web page", do you mean the Internet
Explorer home page or some page already in an open IE window or something
else?

Whatever web page that is currently open. Or to use your description, "some
page already in an open IE window".
Here is an example of the data I last captured. It relates to the
specifications of one of the family of computers:
Sony VAIO FW BluRay Notebook VGNFW56GFB, 16.4-inch, 16:9 Real Wide LCD,
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9600 (2.8 GHz), 16.4` wide (WXGA++: 1600 x 900)
TFT colour display, 500GB HDD (Serial ATA 5400rpm), 4GB DDR2 SDRAM, Bluray
Disk Drive, Intel High Definition Audio compatible, 3D audio (Direct Sound
3D support), Built-in stereo speakers, Built-in monaural microphone, Video =
512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 Graphics, Network = 10Base-T/100Base-TX /
1000Base-T, Bluetooth standard version 2.1+EDR, Wireless LAN: IEEE
802.11a/b/g/Draft n, Built-In Camera: MOTION EYE Camera: Effective Pixels:
1280x1024, Interfaces: USB 2.0 x3, 4-pin i.Link (IEEE 1394) S400 x1, HDMI
x1, ExpressCard /34 x1, RJ45 Ethernet x1, Headphone Jack x1, Microphone Jack
x1, Monitor connector (VGA, D-SUB 15 pin) x1, Memory Stick Standard/Duo Slot
x1, SD/MMC Card Slot x1, Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit.
After I have opened the text file in Excel, they become column data. My
macro then rearranges them along a single column as follows:
Sony VAIO FW BluRay Notebook VGNFW56GFB
16.4-inch
16:9 Real Wide LCD
Intel Core 2 Duo Processor T9600 (2.8 GHz)
16.4` wide (WXGA++: 1600 x 900) TFT colour display
500GB HDD (Serial ATA 5400rpm)
4GB DDR2 SDRAM
Blueray Disk Drive
Intel High Definition Audio compatible
3D audio (Direct Sound 3D support)
Built-in stereo speakers
Built-in monaural microphone
Video = 512MB ATI Mobility Radeon HD 4650 Graphics
Network = 10Base-T/100Base-TX / 1000Base-T
Bluetooth standard version 2.1+EDR
Wireless LAN: IEEE 802.11a/b/g/Draft n
Built-In Camera: MOTION EYE Camera: Effective Pixels: 1280x1024
Interfaces: USB 2.0 x3
4-pin i.Link (IEEE 1394) S400 x1
HDMI x1,
ExpressCard /34 x1,
RJ45 Ethernet x1,
Headphone Jack x1,
Microphone Jack x1,
Monitor connector (VGA D-SUB 15 pin) x1,
Memory Stick Standard/Duo Slot x1,
SD/MMC Card Slot x1,
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit

Following on say every 4 columns away on the right of the spreadsheet would
be the specifications of another 2 or 3 more computers.
When the informations are displayed side by side, it is easier to compare
their properties. What I hope to avoid is having to go outside of Excel to
grab the data. I somehow think that the command "shell" can simplify the
task.



Steve Yandl



"Tom" wrote in message
...
Hi,

How can I use "shell" to move from Excel to the current (default) web
page to copy some comma delimited text data, then open Notepad and save
it there?
I then can open the saved text in Excel with the captured text displayed
as column data and rearrange it. Thanks for any help.

TIA
Tom