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Smeg-Head

2006-03-13, 11:16 am

I am new to VBA- specifically in excel. I am able to open file, read file, and close file. Each line read has several “cells” of data. However, the testfile.txt is comma delimited.

Basically, I have a database.txt file which contains information that I wish to use for updating my database(worksheet). I need an easy, quick, and clean way to:

Worksheets("Sheet1").Cells.ClearContents
Open "C:\testfile.txt" For Input As #1
Read in the contents of the comma delimited file to Worksheets("Sheet1")
Close #1

I realize that this may not be the right place to ask for assistance within excel. If true, my apologies. Could you direct me to where I might ask?
Hemant_india

2006-03-14, 3:58 am

why not directly import a fiel in excel sheet
however code would be like this....
dow ehile eof(1)
linput line #1, some variable
here use split function (see in ve help)
loop
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hemu


"Smeg-Head" wrote:

>
> I am new to VBA- specifically in excel. I am able to open file, read
> file, and close file. Each line read has several “cells” of data.
> However, the testfile.txt is comma delimited.
>
> Basically, I have a database.txt file which contains information that I
> wish to use for updating my database(worksheet). I need an easy, quick,
> and clean way to:
>
> Worksheets("Sheet1").Cells.ClearContents
> Open "C:\testfile.txt" For Input As #1
> Read in the contents of the comma delimited file to
> Worksheets("Sheet1")
> Close #1
>
> I realize that this may not be the right place to ask for assistance
> within excel. If true, my apologies. Could you direct me to where I
> might ask?
>
>
>
> --
> Smeg-Head
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>

Jeff Johnson [MVP: VB]

2006-03-14, 7:02 pm


"Smeg-Head" <Smeg-Head.24mwxr@mail.codecomments.com> wrote in message
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> I realize that this may not be the right place to ask for assistance
> within excel. If true, my apologies. Could you direct me to where I
> might ask?


Excel-specific questions should go to microsoft.public.excel.programming. I
have to wonder why you aren't using Excel's built-in ability to read
comma-delimited files....


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