I have a workbook open with 3 columns of data & then open a second.

Set newApp = New Excel.Application
newApp.Workbooks.Open xlsFile

I then get some header info from the 2nd workbbok
Set row = human.Worksheets(1).Rows(1)
For i = 2 To maxHdr + 1
hdr(i - 1) = UCase(row.Cells(i).Text)
Next i

Next I try to copy the 1st column from the 2nd workbook to the 1st
column of the 1st workbook - overlaying the existing data in the 1st
column
Dim inCol, outCol As Range
Set inCol = human.Worksheet(1).Columns(1)
Set outCol = Application.ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Columns(1 )
inCol.Copy Destination:=Application.ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets (1).Columns(1)

I've tried several permeations of the copy statement but it never gets
displayed.
Any help appreciated. thanks...charlie

Charlie, try

Sub CopyColumns()
Dim RngSrc As Range
Dim RngDest As Range
Set RngSrc = Workbooks("Book2").Sheets
("Sheet1").Columns(1)
Set RngDest = Workbooks("Book3").Sheets
("Sheet1").Columns(1)
RngSrc.Copy RngDest
End Sub

Regards,

John Mansfield
The Planning Deskbook
http://www.pdbook.com


-----Original Message-----
I have a workbook open with 3 columns of data & then open
a second.

Set newApp = New Excel.Application
newApp.Workbooks.Open xlsFile

I then get some header info from the 2nd workbbok
Set row = human.Worksheets(1).Rows(1)
For i = 2 To maxHdr + 1
hdr(i - 1) = UCase(row.Cells(i).Text)
Next i

Next I try to copy the 1st column from the 2nd workbook
to the 1st
column of the 1st workbook - overlaying the existing data
in the 1st
column
Dim inCol, outCol As Range
Set inCol = human.Worksheet(1).Columns(1)
Set outCol = Application.ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
(1).Columns(1)
inCol.Copy
Destination:=Application.ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
(1).Columns(1)

I've tried several permeations of the copy statement but
it never gets
displayed.
Any help appreciated. thanks...charlie
.

I tried that but it doesn't seem to work.
In you example are "Book2" and "Book3" the actual text name of the
path & file name of the workbooks, and "Sheet1" the name of the sheet
in the workbook?
That is what I put in there.