macro to Import csv file into an excel non active worksheet

8
votes

I have a macro enabled excel workbook that contains several named worksheets. One of the worksheets is named "panel" and a second worksheet is named "data". The sheet named "panel" has a button to which a macro is assigned. I would like to select the button on the worksheet named "panel" and have a browse for file window appear. Once the user selects the csv file on their hard drive, I would like the contents of the csv file to be imported into the worksheet named "data" starting in cell A1.

PROBLEM 1: The vba I have assigned to the button causes the contents of the csv file to be placed on the same worksheet as the button (the "panel" worksheet). I would like the contents of the csv file to be placed on the "data" sheet.

PROBLEM 2: Also, there is a string of code referencing my hard drive and a file called "capture.csv". So when macro enabled excel file is on another computer, the file crashes. Any way to remove the pathway string so any computer could use the file?

Any assistance to fix this issue would be greatly appreciated. The macro assigned to the button follows:

Sub load_csv()
Dim fStr As String
With Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
.Show
If .SelectedItems.Count = 0 Then
MsgBox "Cancel Selected"
End
End If
'fStr is the file path and name of the file you selected.
fStr = .SelectedItems(1)
End With
Range("A1").Select
With ActiveSheet.QueryTables.Add(Connection:= _
"TEXT;C:\Users\laptop\Desktop\CAPTURE.csv", Destination:=Range("$A$1"))
.Name = "CAPTURE"
.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, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)
.TextFileTrailingMinusNumbers = True
.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
MsgBox fStr
End With
End Sub
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excelvbacsvimport

2 Answers

12
votes

Is this what you are trying?

Sub load_csv()
    Dim fStr As String

    With Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
        .Show
        If .SelectedItems.Count = 0 Then
            MsgBox "Cancel Selected"
            Exit Sub
        End If
        'fStr is the file path and name of the file you selected.
        fStr = .SelectedItems(1)
    End With

    With ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Data").QueryTables.Add(Connection:= _
    "TEXT;" & fStr, Destination:=Range("$A$1"))
        .Name = "CAPTURE"
        .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, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)
        .TextFileTrailingMinusNumbers = True
        .Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False

    End With
End Sub
0
votes

For Excel on Mac, it seems the QueryTable object does not support the properties "PreserveFormatting" and "RefreshPeriod" and will give you a runtime error if you try and set them.

Also, Application.FileDialog does not work with Mac either, but that is covered in other posts.

For Mac:

Sub load_csv()
Dim fStr As String

fStr = "Macintosh HD:Users:anthony:Documents:example.csv" 'Keeping file String simple for example.

With ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Data").QueryTables.Add(Connection:= _
"TEXT;" & fStr, Destination:=Range("$A$1"))
    .Name = "CAPTURE"
    .FieldNames = True
    .RowNumbers = False
    .FillAdjacentFormulas = False
    '.PreserveFormatting = True  **commented out for Mac
    .RefreshOnFileOpen = False
    .RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
    .SavePassword = False
    .SaveData = True
    .AdjustColumnWidth = True
    '.RefreshPeriod = 0  **commented out for Mac
    .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, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1)
    .TextFileTrailingMinusNumbers = True
    .Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False

End With
End Sub