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Importing Text File Into Excel Sheet

There are three methods described to import a text file into an Excel sheet: 1) Using a QueryTable to connect to the text file, 2) Opening the text file in memory and writing the data to the sheet, and 3) Opening the text file in a new workbook and copying the data over to the current sheet. The document then provides code samples to demonstrate each method and discusses using the GetOpenFilename function to allow a user to select the text file.

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Importing Text File Into Excel Sheet

There are three methods described to import a text file into an Excel sheet: 1) Using a QueryTable to connect to the text file, 2) Opening the text file in memory and writing the data to the sheet, and 3) Opening the text file in a new workbook and copying the data over to the current sheet. The document then provides code samples to demonstrate each method and discusses using the GetOpenFilename function to allow a user to select the text file.

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Importing text file into excel sheet

There are many ways you can import Text file to the current sheet. Here are three (including the
method that you are using above)

1. Using a QueryTable
2. Open the text file in memory and then write to the current sheet and finally applying Text To Columns
if required.
3. If you want to use the method that you are currently using then after you open the text file in a new
workbook, simply copy it over to the current sheet using Cells.Copy
Using a QueryTable
Here is a simple macro that I recorded. Please amend it to suit your needs.

Sub Sample()
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:= _
"TEXT;C:\Sample.txt", Destination:=Range("$A$1") _
)
.Name = "Sample"
.FieldNames = True
.RowNumbers = False
.FillAdjacentFormulas = False
.PreserveFormatting = True
.RefreshOnFileOpen = False
.RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
.SavePassword = False
.SaveData = True
.AdjustColumnWidth = True
.RefreshPeriod = 0
.TextFilePromptOnRefresh = False
.TextFilePlatform = 437
.TextFileStartRow = 1
.TextFileParseType = xlDelimited
.TextFileTextQualifier = xlTextQualifierDoubleQuote
.TextFileConsecutiveDelimiter = False
.TextFileTabDelimiter = True
.TextFileSemicolonDelimiter = False
.TextFileCommaDelimiter = True
.TextFileSpaceDelimiter = False
.TextFileColumnDataTypes = Array(1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)
.TextFileTrailingMinusNumbers = True
.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
End With
End Sub
Open the text file in memory
Sub Sample()
Dim MyData As String, strData() As String

Open "C:\Sample.txt" For Binary As #1


MyData = Space$(LOF(1))
Get #1, , MyData
Close #1
strData() = Split(MyData, vbCrLf)
End Sub
Once you have the data in the array you can export it to the current sheet.

Using the method that you are already using


Sub Sample()
Dim wbI As Workbook, wbO As Workbook
Dim wsI As Worksheet

Set wbI = ThisWorkbook


Set wsI = wbI.Sheets("Sheet1") '<~~ Sheet where you want to import

Set wbO = Workbooks.Open("C:\Sample.txt")

wbO.Sheets(1).Cells.Copy wsI.Cells

wbO.Close SaveChanges:=False
End Sub
FOLLOWUP
You can use the Application.GetOpenFilename to choose the relevant file. For example...
Sub Sample()
Dim Ret

Ret = Application.GetOpenFilename("Prn Files (*.prn), *.prn")

If Ret <> False Then


With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:= _
"TEXT;" & Ret, Destination:=Range("$A$1"))

'~~> Rest of the code

End With
End If
End Sub

I think my answer to my own question here is the simplest solution to what you are trying to do:
1. Select the cell where the first line of text from the file should be.
2. Use the Data/Get External Data/From File dialog to select the text file to import.
3. Format the imported text as required.
4. In the Import Data dialog that opens, click on Properties...
5. Uncheck the Prompt for file name on refresh box.
6. Whenever the external file changes, click the Data/Get External Data/Refresh All button.
Note: in your case, you should probably want to skip step #5.

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