I would like in plain english something the exact way to write a macro
to import a text file with the name of c:\Nada and have it parsed.

I know nothing about writing macros with excel and just want something
simple.

Thanks
jc lewis

Turn on the macro recorder and then do

Data=Get External data = Import Text file and walk through the wizard.

Once the file is imported, turn off the macro recorder and you have your
code.

Assumes xl2000 or later

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"jc lewis" wrote in message
om...
I would like in plain english something the exact way to write a macro
to import a text file with the name of c:\Nada and have it parsed.

I know nothing about writing macros with excel and just want something
simple.

Thanks
jc lewis

jc,

If you have Excel 2002, you can use Data - Get External Data. It will step
you through the import wizard pretty much as usual, allowing you to select
delimiters, column formatting, etc. It reads into an existing worksheet --
you choose where. Then to read the file again, right click in the area of
the import and choose refresh. No code.

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"jc lewis" wrote in message
om...
I would like in plain english something the exact way to write a macro
to import a text file with the name of c:\Nada and have it parsed.

I know nothing about writing macros with excel and just want something
simple.

Thanks
jc lewis

Tom:

You are right, of course, in noting that the file is opened as a new
workbook. I geneerally proceed to write code that cleans up the information
in the new workbook, then copies the cleaned-up data to my target workbook,
then closes the text file.

The "issues" I referred to earlier probably did involve ODBC. Usually when
I'm writing code, I don't have a lot of time to address things I'm not
familiar with, so what probably happened is that I was either confused or
ignorant when the ODBC references materialized, and therefore abandoned your
approach in favor of something else. If memory serves me correctly, since I
was importing from a text file whose size would vary from import to import,
I wasn't sure what "Refresh" meant or what it implied for subsequent
imports.




"Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message
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That essentially records the same code in terms of parsing the file. The
difference is that file=Open opens the file as a new workbook. I
generally
interpret a request to import to imply to bring it into an existing
workbook. Not sure what problems would be associated with the import
method
that would not be encountered with File=Open (which records the OpenText
method). The import method does use ODBC, so perhaps there are some
issues,
but seems to me that would apply to very specialized cases.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy



"DFStoneJr" wrote in message
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I routinely import print files into my workbooks so I can manipulate
their
data. I''ve run into occasional issues using Tom's method, so I do it
another way. I turn on the macro recorder, click n File - Open, filter
on
all files, locate the file, and parse it in the window that Excel
provides.
Sometimes it takes a trial or two for me to get it right, and I then
have
to
write code to delete all the rows I don't need, but this method works
reliably for me.



"jc lewis" wrote in message
om...
I would like in plain english something the exact way to write a macro
to import a text file with the name of c:\Nada and have it parsed.

I know nothing about writing macros with excel and just want something
simple.

Thanks
jc lewis