Default SaveAs type...

[Guest]

Hello All,

I have a macro that imports a text file, does some manipulations and, in the
end, displays the SaveAs dialog box. The default "Save as type" is "Text(Tab
Delimited)". However, the user is always going to want this changed to
"Microsoft Excel Workbook".

Does anyone know how to change the "Save as type" to be "Microsoft Excel
Workbook" using VBA?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Thanks,

Trevor

 

[Bob Phillips]

Trevor,

SaveAs has a FileFormat property. However, the help says ... For an existing
file, the default format is the last file format specified; for a new file,
the default is the format of the version of Excel being used. ... so it
should default to Excel file. If you want to force it, set it to
xlWorkbookNormal.

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HTH

RP
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[Guest]

Thanks for responding, Bob.

I only have one concern, though. I am using the following:

Application.Dialogs(xlDialogSaveAs).Show

This opens the SaveAs Dialog box and allows the user to navigate to a folder
of choice and save the file with whatever name they choose. How can I
incorporate the FileFormat property into this call?

Thanks,

Trevor

 

[NickHK]

Jesterhoz,
Unless anyone can help you control Excel's dialog, you could use the API
route and only give .xls as a possible format.
Check out the GetSaveFileName api.

NickHK

 

[Guest]

Hello,

See the VBE file for GetSaveAsFilename Method.

http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/en-us/vbaxl11/html/xlmthGetSaveAsFilename1_HV05201563.asp

Regards,
Nate Oliver

 

[Tom Ogilvy]

Use
Dim sName as String, fName as String
sName = activeworkbook.name
sName = left(sName,len(sName)-4) & ".xls"
fName = Application.GetSaveAsFilename(InitialFilename:=sName, _
filefilter:="xls Files (*.xls), *.xls")
if fName <> "False" then
activeworkbook.SaveAs fName, xlWorkbookNormal
else
msgbox "You clicked cancel"
exit sub
End if

GetSaveAsFilename puts up the same dialog, but only returns the fully
qualified filename selected. You then do the save, having full control of
the format.

 

[Bob Phillips]

GetSaveAsFileName (not GetSaveFileName) is a method not an API. There is
equivalent APIs, but they are much more complex to implement.

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HTH

RP
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[NickHK]

Bob,
I did intend the API route rather than the built-in version, as it's what I
am used to.
Granted the built-in may be less involved.

NickHK

 

[Guest]

Much obliged, gentlemen. Your suggestions worked like a charm.

Thanks.