Wow, thanks, Joel. That looks awesome. I would only need to edit the
location of winrar call.

Does that take the conversion into account? Because this file will not
go past a 65k row sheet, and adding those together has to take place on
the new Excel 2007 type sheet. type .xlsx

So, would I not need to add a "workbooks.new" (or the like)routine in
there and "import" the 2k7 .xls sheets to it before the last routine,
which would then be working with the .xlsx file as well at that point?

Thanks again, that is awesome, and each time I get help, I gain a bit
more knowledge about modern paradigms and structures and syntaxes, as
compared to my 286 Paradox relational database days, which only lasted a
few years and was a long time ago.


Meow

On Sat, 21 Nov 2009 06:32:02 -0800, Joel
wrote:

this task is pretty simple if you just want to modify the XLS file. but if
you want to download and unziop the file automatically it is more
complicated. I put the downloaded and unzip file in you document and Setting
folder. Just start the code and DO NOTHING. the download portion of the
code needs to use the active window so don't do anythin on your PC until the
file starts to download and the check box to close the download window is
checked.

Sub unzipcode()


FName = "dvdlist.zip"
'URL = "http://www.hometheaterinfo.com/dvdlist.htm"
URL = "http://www.hometheaterinfo.com/download/"
'http://www.hometheaterinfo.com/download/dvdlist.zip
FName = "dvdlist.zip"
AppData = Environ("APPDATA")
Filename = AppData & "\" & FName

FNameXLS = FName
'remove extension
FNameXLS = Left(FName, InStrRev(FName, "."))
FNameXLS = AppData & "\" & FNameXLS & "xls"

'remove ZIP file before downloading so message
'do you want to remove file doesn't show up
'in download window
FileFound = Dir(Filename)
If FileFound < "" Then
Kill Filename
End If


Set IE = CreateObject("InternetExplorer.Application")
IE.Visible = True

'get web page
IE.Navigate2 URL & FName
'wait 5 seconds
Application.Wait (Now + TimeValue("0:00:05"))



'send ALT - S to save file
ActiveWindow.Application.SendKeys ("%S"), True
'select the filename box
ActiveWindow.Application.SendKeys ("%n"), True
ActiveWindow.Application.SendKeys (Filename), True

'press save button to start downloading
ActiveWindow.Application.SendKeys ("%S"), True
'wait 5 seconds before click button below
Application.Wait (Now + TimeValue("0:00:05"))
'press button to closedownload file when complete
ActiveWindow.Application.SendKeys ("%C"), True

'wait untiule file is downloaded
Do
Downloadfile = Dir(Filename)

DoEvents

Loop While Downloadfile = ""

'remove xls file if exists before opening new one
FileFound = Dir(FNameXLS)
If FileFound < "" Then
Kill FNameXLS
End If

WinRarPath = "C:\Program Files\WinRar\"
CommandStr = _
"""" & WinRarPath & "WinRar.exe"" e" & _
" """ & Filename & """" & _
" *.xls """ & AppData & """"
Range("A1") = CommandStr

RarIt = Shell(CommandStr, vbNormalFocus)

'remove read only attribute
CommandStr = "Attrib -R " & FNameXL

RemoveReadOnly = Shell(CommandStr, vbNormalFocus)

'wait 5 seconds
Application.Wait (Now + TimeValue("0:00:05"))

Set bk = Workbooks.Open(FNameXLS)
With bk
'combine sheets 2 and 3 to sheet 1
For ShtCount = 2 To 3
LastRow = .Sheets(1).Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row
NewRow = LastRow + 1
LastRow = .Sheets(ShtCount).Range("A" & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row
'copy data to sheet 1
.Sheets(ShtCount).Rows("1:" & LastRow).Copy _
Destination:=.Sheets(1).Rows(NewRow)
Next

Application.DisplayAlerts = False
.Sheets(3).Delete
.Sheets(2).Delete
Application.DisplayAlerts = True

With .Sheets(1)
'find ID column
Set C = .Rows(1).Find(what:="ID", _
LookIn:=xlValues, lookat:=xlWhole, _
MatchCase:=False)
C.EntireColumn.Cut
.Columns("A").Insert
.Name = "DVDs"
End With
.Close savechanges:=True
End With

End Sub

"MeowSayTongue" wrote:

I do use WinRar, and it is tied to the zip extension.

I found that it will not auto-magically save as a 2k7 file, as it tries
to retain compatibility. So I open a blank workbook first, and have to
copy the sheets into that workbook, to get a pure 2k7 format file. Unless
I am missing some technique there as well. :-)

Which is entirely possible.

Thanks.

Meow



On Fri, 20 Nov 2009 03:03:01 -0800, Joel
wrote:

What unzip utility are you using on your PC. the solution depends on which
tool you are usings. I have WinRar and found a VBA macro on the web that
will unzip the file into a folder on the PC.

The macro will have to perform 3 steps
1) Download the file onto the PC
2) Unzip the file
3) Perform your changes

I just want to know what folders you are using now on your PC and if you
were using WinRar or some other unzip utility.


"MeowSayTongue" wrote:

Hello.

I download a spreadsheet workbook often online that is a DVD database.
I need to correct its structure and bring it into 2k7 form factor to
make my use of it practical.

It is located he

http://www.hometheaterinfo.com/dvdlist.htm

The file link is: http://www.hometheaterinfo.com/download/dvdlist.zip

It is a 12.7 MB file. More unzipped. 2k3 format.

What I need to do is make a small macro that converts it to a 2k7
single worksheet file, and shift one column to the leftmost position.

I have been manually performing these tasks by manually saving the file
in the 2k7 format, then I cut and paste the column I want shifted in each
of the three worksheets labeled "a-f", "g-o", and "p-z".

The column I move is the ID column to the leftmost position, in all
three worksheets.

After moving the ID column, I then rename "atof" to "DVDs" and then
addendum the other two sections, creating a single, one worksheet flat
file database. I then delete the two original middle and end worksheets.

Are there not a few quick macro functions I could utilize to do this?

Meow
.

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