VBA Excel Macro Copying One Column into Another Workbook

Question

I have 2 workbooks and am trying to find a way to copy a column from wb1 into wb2. I am aware I could just copy/paste, but the idea is to make something so my boss can click the macro and everything populates.

I have been trying a code I came across in another question:

Sub Import()

Dim sourceColumn As Range
Dim destColumn As Range

Set sourceColumn = Workbooks("C:\Documents and Settings\********\My Documents\*********.xlsm").Worksheets(2).Columns("BL")
Set destColumn = Workbooks("C:\Documents and Settings\********\My Documents\*********.xlsm").Worksheets(2).Columns("A")

sourceColumn.Copy Destination = destColumn

End Sub

When I run this, I get a "Subscript Out Of Range" Error.

The source column contains a formula relying on other columns and the destination column is empty, but even when I ran this on dummy workbooks with small digits I got the same error.

Is there something super basic I am missing here?

You need to open the workbooks, and you don't need the path, so Workbooks("blah.xlsm") — Tim Williams
Is there a way to do this without opening the workbooks? I also tried the code in this post, link, but that gave me an "Object Required" error... — Aubrey
There may be a way to do it without opening the workbooks, but it's going to be a lot more difficult than just opening the files. You can open them via code and close them when you're done, so the end-user doesn't need to see it happening. — Tim Williams
I'll try the code in the link I posted above again and see if I have better results. Thanks for your help! — Aubrey

Bernard Saucier Bernard Saucier · Accepted Answer · 2014-01-10T01:48:24

EDIT : Just realized what's probably missing from that piece of code you have. Add a ":" in there! Change to destination:=Workbooks(".... and it should work fine.

Extra details : When working with function parameters, you have to add the ":" in order to specify to the computer you're not evaluating an equality, but doing a parameter assignment.

(Old, flashy answer) As I assume this is what you're trying to do; this script will probably do what you want. The style will NOT be preserved however.

Sub yourSub()

Application.ScreenUpdating = False 'Disables "Screen flashing" between 2 workbooks

Dim colA As Integer, colB As Integer
Dim rowA As Integer, rowB As Integer
Dim wbA As Workbook, wbB As Workbook

Set wbA = ThisWorkbook
Set wbB = Workbooks.Open("C:/YourFilePath/YourFile.xls")

colA = 1 'Replace "1" with the number of the column FROM which you're copying
colB = 1 'Replace "1" with the number of the column TO which you're copying

rowA = 1 'Replace "1" with the number of the starting row of the column FROM which you're copying
rowB = 1 'Replace "1" with the number of the row of the column TO which you're copying

wbA.Activate
lastA = Cells(Rows.Count, colA).End(xlUp).Row 'This finds the last row of the data of the column FROM which you're copying
For x = rowA To lastA 'Loops through all the rows of A
    wbA.Activate
    yourData = Cells(x, colA)
    wbB.Activate
    Cells(rowB, colB) = yourData
    rowB = rowB + 1 'Increments the current line of destination workbook
Next x 'Skips to next row

Application.ScreenUpdating = True 'Re-enables Screen Updating

End Sub

I didn't have time to test this yet. Will do as soon as possible.

VBA Excel Macro Copying One Column into Another Workbook

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