Trying to import multiple text files using "fixed width"

[smduello]

I found a macro that will import multiple text files into Excel.
However, the macro assumes that the data being imported uses the pipe
character (|) as a delimiter between fields. However, my data does not
have the pipe character. I've imported one of the text files manually
and gotten what the fixed widths need to be (all text files are
identical in layout). I've tried mycolwidths, but am doing something
wrong. Here's the original code with delimter in it.... Thanks!

Sub CombineTextFiles()
Dim FilesToOpen
Dim x As Integer
Dim wkbAll As Workbook
Dim wkbTemp As Workbook
Dim sDelimiter As String

On Error GoTo ErrHandler
Application.ScreenUpdating = False

sDelimiter = "|"

FilesToOpen = Application.GetOpenFilename _
(FileFilter:="Text Files (*.txt), *.txt", _
MultiSelect:=True, Title:="Text Files to Open")

If TypeName(FilesToOpen) = "Boolean" Then
MsgBox "No Files were selected"
GoTo ExitHandler
End If

x = 1
Set wkbTemp = Workbooks.Open(FileName:=FilesToOpen(x))
wkbTemp.Sheets(1).Copy
Set wkbAll = ActiveWorkbook
wkbTemp.Close (False)
wkbAll.Worksheets(x).Columns("A:A").TextToColumns _
Destination:=Range("A1"), DataType:=xlDelimited, _
TextQualifier:=xlDoubleQuote, _
ConsecutiveDelimiter:=False, _
Tab:=False, Semicolon:=False, _
Comma:=False, Space:=False, _
Other:=True, OtherChar:="|"
x = x + 1

While x <= UBound(FilesToOpen)
Set wkbTemp = Workbooks.Open(FileName:=FilesToOpen(x))
With wkbAll
wkbTemp.Sheets(1).Move After:=.Sheets(.Sheets.Count)
..Worksheets(x).Columns("A:A").TextToColumns _
Destination:=Range("A1"), DataType:=xlDelimited, _
TextQualifier:=xlDoubleQuote, _
ConsecutiveDelimiter:=False, _
Tab:=False, Semicolon:=False, _
Comma:=False, Space:=False, _
Other:=True, OtherChar:=sDelimiter
End With
x = x + 1
Wend

ExitHandler:
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Set wkbAll = Nothing
Set wkbTemp = Nothing
Exit Sub

ErrHandler:
MsgBox Err.Description
Resume ExitHandler
End Sub

 

[Ron de Bruin]

Try this
http://www.rondebruin.nl/txtcsv.htm

 

[Joel]

You need to set the width size in the code below by changing following line
Const WidthSize = 10


Sub CombineTextFiles()
Dim FilesToOpen
Dim x As Integer
Dim wkbAll As Workbook
Dim wkbTemp As Workbook
Dim sDelimiter As String

Const WidthSize = 10
On Error GoTo ErrHandler
Application.ScreenUpdating = False

sDelimiter = "|"

FilesToOpen = Application.GetOpenFilename _
(FileFilter:="Text Files (*.txt), *.txt", _
MultiSelect:=True, Title:="Text Files to Open")

If TypeName(FilesToOpen) = "Boolean" Then
MsgBox "No Files were selected"
GoTo ExitHandler
End If

x = 1
Set wkbTemp = Workbooks.Open(Filename:=FilesToOpen(x))
wkbTemp.Sheets(1).Copy
Set wkbAll = ActiveWorkbook
wkbTemp.Close (False)
wkbAll.Worksheets(x).Columns("A:A").TextToColumns _
Destination:=Range("A1"), _
DataType:=xlFixedWidth, _
FieldInfo:=Array(Array(0, 1), _
Array(WidthSize, 1)), _
TrailingMinusNumbers:=True
x = x + 1

While x <= UBound(FilesToOpen)
Set wkbTemp = Workbooks.Open(Filename:=FilesToOpen(x))
With wkbAll
wkbTemp.Sheets(1).Move After:=.Sheets(.Sheets.Count)
.Worksheets(x).Columns("A:A").TextToColumns _
Destination:=Range("A1"), _
DataType:=xlFixedWidth, _
FieldInfo:=Array(Array(0, 1), _
Array(WidthSize, 1)), _
TrailingMinusNumbers:=True

End With
x = x + 1
Wend

ExitHandler:
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Set wkbAll = Nothing
Set wkbTemp = Nothing
Exit Sub

ErrHandler:
MsgBox Err.Description
Resume ExitHandler
End Sub

 

[smduello]

You need to set the width size in the code below by changing following line
Const WidthSize = 10

Sub CombineTextFiles()
Dim FilesToOpen
Dim x As Integer
Dim wkbAll As Workbook
Dim wkbTemp As Workbook
Dim sDelimiter As String

Const WidthSize = 10
On Error GoTo ErrHandler
Application.ScreenUpdating = False

sDelimiter = "|"

FilesToOpen = Application.GetOpenFilename _
(FileFilter:="Text Files (*.txt), *.txt", _
MultiSelect:=True, Title:="Text Files to Open")

If TypeName(FilesToOpen) = "Boolean" Then
MsgBox "No Files were selected"
GoTo ExitHandler
End If

x = 1
Set wkbTemp = Workbooks.Open(Filename:=FilesToOpen(x))
wkbTemp.Sheets(1).Copy
Set wkbAll = ActiveWorkbook
wkbTemp.Close (False)
wkbAll.Worksheets(x).Columns("A:A").TextToColumns _
Destination:=Range("A1"), _
DataType:=xlFixedWidth, _
FieldInfo:=Array(Array(0, 1), _
Array(WidthSize, 1)), _
TrailingMinusNumbers:=True
x = x + 1

While x <= UBound(FilesToOpen)
Set wkbTemp = Workbooks.Open(Filename:=FilesToOpen(x))
With wkbAll
wkbTemp.Sheets(1).Move After:=.Sheets(.Sheets.Count)
.Worksheets(x).Columns("A:A").TextToColumns _
Destination:=Range("A1"), _
DataType:=xlFixedWidth, _
FieldInfo:=Array(Array(0, 1), _
Array(WidthSize, 1)), _
TrailingMinusNumbers:=True

End With
x = x + 1
Wend

ExitHandler:
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Set wkbAll = Nothing
Set wkbTemp = Nothing
Exit Sub

ErrHandler:
MsgBox Err.Description
Resume ExitHandler
End Sub














- Show quoted text -

Thanks for the help, but I need to be able to specify the widths
throught. ie, The array is 25, 39, 52, 65, 78, 91). I tried to
update the code, but its not working. Ideas?

 

[Dave Peterson]

It would be quicker to open one of those text files and record a macro when you
split it up.

You'd end up with something like:

wkbAll.Worksheets(x).Columns("A:A").TextToColumns _
Destination:=Range("A1"), _
DataType:=xlFixedWidth, _
FieldInfo:=Array(Array(25, 1), Array(39, 1), _
Array(52, 1), Array(65, 1), Array(78, 1), Array(91, 1))

And you'd be assured that you got the correct type (general, text, date, skip)
in your array.

But you may have heard that before <bg>.