Importing File with VBA really really slow

[davith]

Hello,

I got a VBA script from this group to import files with VBA and it has
worked like a charm until yesterday. Now the processor stays pegged @
100% utilization when running the script and the import takes forever..



I thought it was a samba issue since I was pulling files from a mapped
drive, but I copied them locally and get the same results.

Any ideas?

script for reference:



Public Sub re_import_files()
Dim even As Integer
Dim mod2 As Integer
even = 2
For Each Cell In Selection
' mod2 = (even - 2) * Int(even / 2)
mod2 = even Mod 2
even = even + 1
If mod2 = 0 Then
Sheets(Cell.Value).Activate
' AddSheet Cell.Value, "Template"
Else
ImportTextFile Cell.Value, Chr(9)
End If
Next
End Sub


Public Sub ImportTextFile(Fname As String, Sep As String)

Dim RowNdx As Integer
Dim ColNdx As Integer
Dim TempVal As Variant
Dim WholeLine As String
Dim Pos As Integer
Dim NextPos As Integer
Dim SaveColNdx As Integer

Application.ScreenUpdating = False
'On Error GoTo EndMacro:

'SaveColNdx = ActiveCell.Column
'RowNdx = ActiveCell.Row

SaveColNdx = 1
RowNdx = 1


Open Fname For Input Access Read As #1

While Not EOF(1)
Line Input #1, WholeLine
If Right(WholeLine, 1) <> Sep Then
WholeLine = WholeLine & Sep
End If
ColNdx = SaveColNdx
Pos = 1
NextPos = InStr(Pos, WholeLine, Sep)
While NextPos >= 1
TempVal = Mid(WholeLine, Pos, NextPos - Pos)
Cells(RowNdx, ColNdx).Value = TempVal
Pos = NextPos + 1
ColNdx = ColNdx + 1
NextPos = InStr(Pos, WholeLine, Sep)
Wend
RowNdx = RowNdx + 1
Wend

EndMacro:
On Error GoTo 0
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Close #1

End Sub



Sub AddSheet(Sname As String, Fname As String)
Sheets.Add After:=Sheets(Fname)
ActiveSheet.Name = Sname
End Sub



Sub AddSheets()
For Each Cell In Selection
'Sheets.Add After:=Sheets("Template")
'ActiveSheet.Name = Cell.Value
AddSheet Cell.Value, "Template"
Next
End Sub

 

[Mark Lincoln]

Have you installed any new software, updated any old software, or
changed software settings (especially concerning antivirus and other
security software) prior to the slowdown?

 

[davith]

That is a good point, but unfortunately I haven't changed anything.

 

[davith]

That is a good point, but unfortunately I haven't changed anything.

 

[Mark Lincoln]

Okay, I'll guess again:

Is there anything markedly different about the text file(s) you're
importing? Size? Content?

Can you test importing a file that worked before, using a copy of the
workbook?

Have you checked for possible viruses, spyware, and the like?

You could try booting in Safe Mode and running the macro. If it runs
as it used to, then something is loading on a normal boot that is
interfering with it. You can then try ending nonessential processes in
the Task List to see if one of them makes the problem disappear.

 

[davith]

text files are the nearly identical. Numbers maybe different.
I will try the Task List/ Safe Mode idea
Thank you.