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Adding & Processing Columns
Each month I receive an Excel file with information that needs to be
processed then sent or linked to an Access database for further processing. Essentially, the columns are AuthorizationID, SystemID, Service, and CPUMinutes. The received file has a three row header before the column headings and data. In order to prepare it for processing I need to remove the heading information and add three new columns: Allocation, YearMonth, and Type. The Allocation is derived from the AuthorizationID column, and I can use a formula. The YearMonth is the new processing year and month in yyyymm format; and the Type is the same for each new file, but does not come in the received file, so I have to copy it for the amount of rows of data (each month can have different numbers of rows). I would like to streamline and automate the process as much as possible, perhaps using macros or vba. I have what I would classify as a good intermediate knowledge and experience of vba in Access, but I'm not familiar with its use in Excel. My idea is to get the received data into the format necessary for the Access processing and perhaps link that file so Access handles it automatically. The idea seems on the right track to me, but a bit cumbersome in that I'd have to also clear all the prior month data from the linked file each time after Access processes it into a cumulative archive. I'm not sure if I want or need to archive each processed excel file, since I keep the original files sent to me. I would greatly appreciate any ideas and help. |
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This sounds like something you could take a big first step on using the
macro recorder. Start with a new received file, turn on the recorder, and modify it. Turn the recorder off. The code it generates is not the most efficient, but it's faster than manual. Hth, Merjet |
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Thanks, I'll try that and let you know if it helps.
"merjet" wrote: This sounds like something you could take a big first step on using the macro recorder. Start with a new received file, turn on the recorder, and modify it. Turn the recorder off. The code it generates is not the most efficient, but it's faster than manual. Hth, Merjet |
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OK, I tried it. Here's my sticking point. This is a copy of the relevant part
of the macro in visual editor: Sub copy_IDs() Range("G2").Select Selection.Copy 'move one cell to the left to find the end row of the data Range("F2").Select 'move to the end of the data in column F Selection.End(xlDown).Select 'move one cell to the right into empty column G that corresponds to the last row 'in data column F Range("G884").Select 'select from that cell to the top of column G Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlUp)).Select 'this again should be a relative range designation Range("G3:G884").Select Range("G884").Activate ActiveSheet.Paste Application.CutCopyMode = False End Sub The idea here is to copy the formula in the first cell of column G and fill the column with results read from the other data columns...The new data each month will come into row 2 (columns A thru F). Columns G, H, and I add information not in the original data. The problem here is that once the relative end of column F is selected, the range is identified with the specific row number. I hope I'm clear on what I'd like to do. Can you help now? "Ray S." wrote: Thanks, I'll try that and let you know if it helps. "merjet" wrote: This sounds like something you could take a big first step on using the macro recorder. Start with a new received file, turn on the recorder, and modify it. Turn the recorder off. The code it generates is not the most efficient, but it's faster than manual. Hth, Merjet |
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