Importing unopened worksheet into an open Workbook

[Guest]

If an unopened Excel Workbook only contains a single worksheet, is it
possible to import the data from that worksheet into another Workbook that is
open, without having to open the other file?

 

[Myrna Larson]

You can write formulas in the open workbook that refer to the cells in the 2nd
workbook, regardless of the number of worksheets it contains. This creates a
"link" from workbook #1 to #2.

If #2 isn't open when you open #1, you'll be asked whether to update the
information from #2. This will happen without you seeing #2 appear on the
screen.

 

[Guest]

Myrna,

I appreciate the reply, but I don't want to link the two workbooks. I want
to physically insert the data from the unopend worksheet into a worksheet in
another Workbook that is already open (similar to importing a text file -
except I want to import an Excel Worksheet). Is it possible to do this?

 

[Guest]

Hi GrayestGhost-

Direct answer to your question is No. In order to move or copy sheets from
one file to another, both files must be open. Even if you move or copy to a
New workbook, tha wkbk will open as it is created.

HTH |:>)

 

[Myrna Larson]

Well, if you are talking about Data/Import External Data, that might be
possible.

If not, you would need to use a VBA macro do do this, but even then, you must
open the 2nd workbook. However, the macro can turn off screen updating so the
user doesn't see the 2nd book being opened and closed.

BTW, unless you are talking about Data/Import External Data, you can't import
a text file (#2) into an open workbook (#1) without a macro, either. If you
just open the text file (#2), it goes into its own workbook, so at that point
you have 2 workbooks open. To get it into book #1, you have to move or copy
the worksheet from #2 to #1.

 

[Guest]

Taz,

That wasn't what I wanted to hear, but that does answer my question.

I am a long time Quattro Pro user who is, unfortunately, having to now learn
Excel.

There are a lot of similarities between the two spread sheets but the
differences are also as far apart as night and day. In Quattro Pro, it is
possible to "insert" an unopened file into an open worksheet without having
to first open the second file and then do a copy/paste. The project I am
currrently working on involves combining data from several different, single
sheet workbooks and that feature would be most helpful about now.

Thanks for the reply - GrayesGhost

 

[Myrna Larson]

The macro to do this would not be very complicated.

 

[Earl Kiosterud]

You haven't told us enough. If the other workbook contains a table, use
Data - Get external data. The process varies a bit with your release of
Excel. You never have to open the workbook, and can refresh the import to
reread the data at any time.

You can also create a link without ever having opened the workbook (though
it's easier if you do).
=[workbookname.xls]'Sheet 1'!A1

Now copy this down and across, and you have the data. Once done, you never
have to reopen the other workbook. A macro could parse the data, if
necessary, put it where you want it, and do any other tasks.

Without knowing more, that's the best I can suggest.

 

[Myrna Larson]

I suggested formulas, too, but he rejected that with the statement that he
doesn't want to link the workbooks. I guess he's missing a feature from
Quattro (or Lotus?) that he used frequently.

It would be fairly simple to program what he wants.

 

[Guest]

Earl,

Maybe I don't know enough about Excell yet to word the question in a form
that is understandable. What I am trying to do is to copy some statistics
from several Workbooks that only contain a single work sheet. I want to
combine the worksheets from multiple Excell workbooks into seperate
worksheets in a single Workbook, and then get rid of all the original files.

I know I can open each workbook seperately, copy the data from that workbook
and paste it into seperate sheets in the file that I am compiling (that is
what I have been doing) but I know there has to be an easier way - such as
simply inserting the unopened file into a blank work sheet as I was able to
do in Quattro Pro.

(Menu: Insert/File/<filename>) = Inserted the desired file into one or more
worksheets depending on whether or not the inserted file was a text file or
an existing Quattro Pro workbook.

I am now using MS Office 2000 Pro.

I don't want to go to the trouble of writing formulas, or linking the
current workbook to files that I am going to destroy once I have transfered
the data - But I don't know of any other way to word the question - I think I
pretty much have the answer anyway though - apparently Excell doesn't have
the feature that I am looking for.

Thanks again - GG

You haven't told us enough. If the other workbook contains a table, use
Data - Get external data. The process varies a bit with your release of
Excel. You never have to open the workbook, and can refresh the import to
reread the data at any time.

You can also create a link without ever having opened the workbook (though
it's easier if you do).
=[workbookname.xls]'Sheet 1'!A1

Now copy this down and across, and you have the data. Once done, you never
have to reopen the other workbook. A macro could parse the data, if
necessary, put it where you want it, and do any other tasks.

Without knowing more, that's the best I can suggest.
--
Earl Kiosterud
mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
-------------------------------------------

If an unopened Excel Workbook only contains a single worksheet, is it
possible to import the data from that worksheet into another Workbook that
is
open, without having to open the other file?

 

[Earl Kiosterud]

GG,

We still don't know much about the data, and how it's to be consolidated.
There are macro possibilities, linking possibilities (you don't have to do
it each time if you rename your workbooks to that of the links), import
possibilities.

Is this a one-time job, or does data come in regularly, which needs to be
consolidated again and again?

--
Earl Kiosterud
mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
-------------------------------------------

Earl,

Maybe I don't know enough about Excell yet to word the question in a form
that is understandable. What I am trying to do is to copy some statistics
from several Workbooks that only contain a single work sheet. I want to
combine the worksheets from multiple Excell workbooks into seperate
worksheets in a single Workbook, and then get rid of all the original
files.

I know I can open each workbook seperately, copy the data from that
workbook
and paste it into seperate sheets in the file that I am compiling (that is
what I have been doing) but I know there has to be an easier way - such as
simply inserting the unopened file into a blank work sheet as I was able
to
do in Quattro Pro.

(Menu: Insert/File/<filename>) = Inserted the desired file into one or
more
worksheets depending on whether or not the inserted file was a text file
or
an existing Quattro Pro workbook.

I am now using MS Office 2000 Pro.

I don't want to go to the trouble of writing formulas, or linking the
current workbook to files that I am going to destroy once I have
transfered
the data - But I don't know of any other way to word the question - I
think I
pretty much have the answer anyway though - apparently Excell doesn't have
the feature that I am looking for.

Thanks again - GG

You haven't told us enough. If the other workbook contains a table, use
Data - Get external data. The process varies a bit with your release of
Excel. You never have to open the workbook, and can refresh the import
to
reread the data at any time.

You can also create a link without ever having opened the workbook
(though
it's easier if you do).
=[workbookname.xls]'Sheet 1'!A1

Now copy this down and across, and you have the data. Once done, you
never
have to reopen the other workbook. A macro could parse the data, if
necessary, put it where you want it, and do any other tasks.

Without knowing more, that's the best I can suggest.
--
Earl Kiosterud
mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
-------------------------------------------

If an unopened Excel Workbook only contains a single worksheet, is it
possible to import the data from that worksheet into another Workbook
that
is
open, without having to open the other file?

 

[Guest]

Hi,

I posted a similar question a few weeks ago on the programming part of this
forum.

I got this answer from Jamie Collins:

can I copy data from one workbook to another (or for that matter
from within a workbook) WITHOUT OPENING EACH WORKBOOK?

If your data is arranged as a database (i.e. rows of columns,
preferable with column headers) then yes.

A simple example to copy the entire contents of one table (worksheet)
to another workbook where the table does not already exist:

SELECT
MyKeyCol, MyDataCol
INTO
[Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;Database=C:\My
Folder\MyTargetWorkbook.xls;].[Sheet8$]
FROM
[Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;Database=C:\My
Folder\MySourceWorkbook.xls;].[Sheet8$]
;

A more complex example where the table does already exist in the
target workbook and you only want to append non-duplicated rows:

INSERT INTO
[Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;Database=C:\My
Folder\MyTargetWorkbook.xls;].[Sheet8$]
(MyKeyCol, MyDataCol)
SELECT
T1.MyKeyCol, T1.MyDataCol
FROM
[Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;Database=C:\My
Folder\MySourceWorkbook.xls;].[Sheet8$] T1
LEFT JOIN
[Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;Database=C:\My
Folder\MyTargetWorkbook.xls;].[Sheet8$] T2
ON T1.MyKeyCol=T2.MyKeyCol
WHERE
T2.MyKeyCol IS NULL
;


I have to admit this code is too complicated for me, but perhaps you can
find some use for it. If not: perhaps you can ask Jamie to explain!

JvLin

PS The question I posed also pertained to getting a collection of worksheet
names from unopened workbooks.

 

[Guest]

Earl,

I don't know how else to put this .......... the data in question is simply
an Excell worksheet that contains rows and columns of numbers, with an
occasional column containing equations ......... nothing special .........
just a routine spread sheet page.

I simply want to import an entire page from an unopend Excell Workbook,
(sorta like doing a copy/paste where I physically open the other file; copy
the original worksheet and paste it into a blank worksheet in the Workbook
that I am currently working in) without first having to open the other file;
or without having to write a formula, or create a link to a source file that
is going to be deleted once the data has been recorded.

I am not merging any worksheets, or combining data in any way. I am simply
making a duplicate copy of the worksheet in question and then deleting the
source file. Instead of having several Excell Workbooks that only contain a
single page of data, I end up with a single Excell Workbook that has several
pages of data.

I guess a bad example might be when you write a check. All the information
that you need to know is recorded on the check but instead of sorting through
a huge box of seperate checks,(= Multiple Excell Workbooks that only contain
one worksheet), it is much simpler to store all the data from each check in a
single register (= One Excell Workbook with multiple pages) where you have
immediate access to all the data in a single place.

As far as the project that I am currently working on, this is a one time
deal, however I do similar projects quite often.

As I say, I have been doing this in Quattro Pro for a very long time but I
am now trying to convert to Excell. Simply put, I don't like the program.
Quattro Pro is so much more straight forward and a good bit more user
friendly, but sometimes we don't always have the final say in how things are
done. I am trying to make the transition as painless as possible and, since
I have found that both programs do have some similar features (they just go
about doing it differently), I was hoping that someone might be able to tell
me what I am missing here.

Thanks again - GG

GG,

We still don't know much about the data, and how it's to be consolidated.
There are macro possibilities, linking possibilities (you don't have to do
it each time if you rename your workbooks to that of the links), import
possibilities.

Is this a one-time job, or does data come in regularly, which needs to be
consolidated again and again?

--
Earl Kiosterud
mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
-------------------------------------------

Earl,

Maybe I don't know enough about Excell yet to word the question in a form
that is understandable. What I am trying to do is to copy some statistics
from several Workbooks that only contain a single work sheet. I want to
combine the worksheets from multiple Excell workbooks into seperate
worksheets in a single Workbook, and then get rid of all the original
files.

I know I can open each workbook seperately, copy the data from that
workbook
and paste it into seperate sheets in the file that I am compiling (that is
what I have been doing) but I know there has to be an easier way - such as
simply inserting the unopened file into a blank work sheet as I was able
to
do in Quattro Pro.

(Menu: Insert/File/<filename>) = Inserted the desired file into one or
more
worksheets depending on whether or not the inserted file was a text file
or
an existing Quattro Pro workbook.

I am now using MS Office 2000 Pro.

I don't want to go to the trouble of writing formulas, or linking the
current workbook to files that I am going to destroy once I have
transfered
the data - But I don't know of any other way to word the question - I
think I
pretty much have the answer anyway though - apparently Excell doesn't have
the feature that I am looking for.

Thanks again - GG

You haven't told us enough. If the other workbook contains a table, use
Data - Get external data. The process varies a bit with your release of
Excel. You never have to open the workbook, and can refresh the import
to
reread the data at any time.

You can also create a link without ever having opened the workbook
(though
it's easier if you do).
=[workbookname.xls]'Sheet 1'!A1

Now copy this down and across, and you have the data. Once done, you
never
have to reopen the other workbook. A macro could parse the data, if
necessary, put it where you want it, and do any other tasks.

Without knowing more, that's the best I can suggest.
--
Earl Kiosterud
mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
-------------------------------------------

If an unopened Excel Workbook only contains a single worksheet, is it
possible to import the data from that worksheet into another Workbook
that
is
open, without having to open the other file?

 

[Guest]

JV,

Thanks for the info, but that is a little too complicated for me. I'm doing
a very simple operation and it would take me longer to learn and implement
those formulas than it would for me to simply open the old workbook, do a
copy/paste, then close and delete the source file.

Take Care - GG

Hi,

I posted a similar question a few weeks ago on the programming part of this
forum.

I got this answer from Jamie Collins:

can I copy data from one workbook to another (or for that matter
from within a workbook) WITHOUT OPENING EACH WORKBOOK?

If your data is arranged as a database (i.e. rows of columns,
preferable with column headers) then yes.

A simple example to copy the entire contents of one table (worksheet)
to another workbook where the table does not already exist:

SELECT
MyKeyCol, MyDataCol
INTO
[Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;Database=C:\My
Folder\MyTargetWorkbook.xls;].[Sheet8$]
FROM
[Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;Database=C:\My
Folder\MySourceWorkbook.xls;].[Sheet8$]
;

A more complex example where the table does already exist in the
target workbook and you only want to append non-duplicated rows:

INSERT INTO
[Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;Database=C:\My
Folder\MyTargetWorkbook.xls;].[Sheet8$]
(MyKeyCol, MyDataCol)
SELECT
T1.MyKeyCol, T1.MyDataCol
FROM
[Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;Database=C:\My
Folder\MySourceWorkbook.xls;].[Sheet8$] T1
LEFT JOIN
[Excel 8.0;HDR=YES;Database=C:\My
Folder\MyTargetWorkbook.xls;].[Sheet8$] T2
ON T1.MyKeyCol=T2.MyKeyCol
WHERE
T2.MyKeyCol IS NULL
;


I have to admit this code is too complicated for me, but perhaps you can
find some use for it. If not: perhaps you can ask Jamie to explain!

JvLin

PS The question I posed also pertained to getting a collection of worksheet
names from unopened workbooks.

 

[Earl Kiosterud]

GG,

There are at least three approaches that come to mind -- data Import, or a
mirror sheet for each workbook full of links, or a macro. The choice
depends partly on what is known about the workbooks. Are they always the
same names? If not, can they be renamed or copied to match fixed names in
any solution we come up with? Or does the solution need to accomodate any
workbook name, to be provided at run time? Are the sheet names known in
advance? Is there only a total of one sheet in each workbook? Are these
strict tables (headings in the first row, then rows of records, no totals at
the bottom), or free-form worksheets, with stuff here and there?

I'm not sure if any is worth the effort -- simply opening the workbooks, and
doing a sheet copy might still be less work. especially if you don't do this
often. Are you willing to pursue a macro solution?
--
Earl Kiosterud
mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
-------------------------------------------

Earl,

I don't know how else to put this .......... the data in question is
simply
an Excell worksheet that contains rows and columns of numbers, with an
occasional column containing equations ......... nothing special .........
just a routine spread sheet page.

I simply want to import an entire page from an unopend Excell Workbook,
(sorta like doing a copy/paste where I physically open the other file;
copy
the original worksheet and paste it into a blank worksheet in the Workbook
that I am currently working in) without first having to open the other
file;
or without having to write a formula, or create a link to a source file
that
is going to be deleted once the data has been recorded.

I am not merging any worksheets, or combining data in any way. I am
simply
making a duplicate copy of the worksheet in question and then deleting the
source file. Instead of having several Excell Workbooks that only contain
a
single page of data, I end up with a single Excell Workbook that has
several
pages of data.

I guess a bad example might be when you write a check. All the
information
that you need to know is recorded on the check but instead of sorting
through
a huge box of seperate checks,(= Multiple Excell Workbooks that only
contain
one worksheet), it is much simpler to store all the data from each check
in a
single register (= One Excell Workbook with multiple pages) where you have
immediate access to all the data in a single place.

As far as the project that I am currently working on, this is a one time
deal, however I do similar projects quite often.

As I say, I have been doing this in Quattro Pro for a very long time but I
am now trying to convert to Excell. Simply put, I don't like the program.
Quattro Pro is so much more straight forward and a good bit more user
friendly, but sometimes we don't always have the final say in how things
are
done. I am trying to make the transition as painless as possible and,
since
I have found that both programs do have some similar features (they just
go
about doing it differently), I was hoping that someone might be able to
tell
me what I am missing here.

Thanks again - GG

GG,

We still don't know much about the data, and how it's to be consolidated.
There are macro possibilities, linking possibilities (you don't have to
do
it each time if you rename your workbooks to that of the links), import
possibilities.

Is this a one-time job, or does data come in regularly, which needs to be
consolidated again and again?

--
Earl Kiosterud
mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
-------------------------------------------

Earl,

Maybe I don't know enough about Excell yet to word the question in a
form
that is understandable. What I am trying to do is to copy some
statistics
from several Workbooks that only contain a single work sheet. I want
to
combine the worksheets from multiple Excell workbooks into seperate
worksheets in a single Workbook, and then get rid of all the original
files.

I know I can open each workbook seperately, copy the data from that
workbook
and paste it into seperate sheets in the file that I am compiling (that
is
what I have been doing) but I know there has to be an easier way - such
as
simply inserting the unopened file into a blank work sheet as I was
able
to
do in Quattro Pro.

(Menu: Insert/File/<filename>) = Inserted the desired file into one or
more
worksheets depending on whether or not the inserted file was a text
file
or
an existing Quattro Pro workbook.

I am now using MS Office 2000 Pro.

I don't want to go to the trouble of writing formulas, or linking the
current workbook to files that I am going to destroy once I have
transfered
the data - But I don't know of any other way to word the question - I
think I
pretty much have the answer anyway though - apparently Excell doesn't
have
the feature that I am looking for.

Thanks again - GG


:

You haven't told us enough. If the other workbook contains a table,
use
Data - Get external data. The process varies a bit with your release
of
Excel. You never have to open the workbook, and can refresh the
import
to
reread the data at any time.

You can also create a link without ever having opened the workbook
(though
it's easier if you do).
=[workbookname.xls]'Sheet 1'!A1

Now copy this down and across, and you have the data. Once done, you
never
have to reopen the other workbook. A macro could parse the data, if
necessary, put it where you want it, and do any other tasks.

Without knowing more, that's the best I can suggest.
--
Earl Kiosterud
mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
-------------------------------------------

If an unopened Excel Workbook only contains a single worksheet, is
it
possible to import the data from that worksheet into another
Workbook
that
is
open, without having to open the other file?

 

[Earl Kiosterud]

GG,

On considering this a little more, I think the macro solution is the one
most like what you describe. The other two won't give you formulas -- just
fixed numbers or text.

--
Earl Kiosterud
mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
-------------------------------------------

GG,

There are at least three approaches that come to mind -- data Import, or
a mirror sheet for each workbook full of links, or a macro. The choice
depends partly on what is known about the workbooks. Are they always the
same names? If not, can they be renamed or copied to match fixed names in
any solution we come up with? Or does the solution need to accomodate any
workbook name, to be provided at run time? Are the sheet names known in
advance? Is there only a total of one sheet in each workbook? Are these
strict tables (headings in the first row, then rows of records, no totals
at the bottom), or free-form worksheets, with stuff here and there?

I'm not sure if any is worth the effort -- simply opening the workbooks,
and doing a sheet copy might still be less work. especially if you don't
do this often. Are you willing to pursue a macro solution?
--
Earl Kiosterud
mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
-------------------------------------------

Earl,

I don't know how else to put this .......... the data in question is
simply
an Excell worksheet that contains rows and columns of numbers, with an
occasional column containing equations ......... nothing special
.........
just a routine spread sheet page.

I simply want to import an entire page from an unopend Excell Workbook,
(sorta like doing a copy/paste where I physically open the other file;
copy
the original worksheet and paste it into a blank worksheet in the
Workbook
that I am currently working in) without first having to open the other
file;
or without having to write a formula, or create a link to a source file
that
is going to be deleted once the data has been recorded.

I am not merging any worksheets, or combining data in any way. I am
simply
making a duplicate copy of the worksheet in question and then deleting
the
source file. Instead of having several Excell Workbooks that only
contain a
single page of data, I end up with a single Excell Workbook that has
several
pages of data.

I guess a bad example might be when you write a check. All the
information
that you need to know is recorded on the check but instead of sorting
through
a huge box of seperate checks,(= Multiple Excell Workbooks that only
contain
one worksheet), it is much simpler to store all the data from each check
in a
single register (= One Excell Workbook with multiple pages) where you
have
immediate access to all the data in a single place.

As far as the project that I am currently working on, this is a one time
deal, however I do similar projects quite often.

As I say, I have been doing this in Quattro Pro for a very long time but
I
am now trying to convert to Excell. Simply put, I don't like the
program.
Quattro Pro is so much more straight forward and a good bit more user
friendly, but sometimes we don't always have the final say in how things
are
done. I am trying to make the transition as painless as possible and,
since
I have found that both programs do have some similar features (they just
go
about doing it differently), I was hoping that someone might be able to
tell
me what I am missing here.

Thanks again - GG

GG,

We still don't know much about the data, and how it's to be
consolidated.
There are macro possibilities, linking possibilities (you don't have to
do
it each time if you rename your workbooks to that of the links), import
possibilities.

Is this a one-time job, or does data come in regularly, which needs to
be
consolidated again and again?

--
Earl Kiosterud
mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
-------------------------------------------

Earl,

Maybe I don't know enough about Excell yet to word the question in a
form
that is understandable. What I am trying to do is to copy some
statistics
from several Workbooks that only contain a single work sheet. I want
to
combine the worksheets from multiple Excell workbooks into seperate
worksheets in a single Workbook, and then get rid of all the original
files.

I know I can open each workbook seperately, copy the data from that
workbook
and paste it into seperate sheets in the file that I am compiling
(that is
what I have been doing) but I know there has to be an easier way -
such as
simply inserting the unopened file into a blank work sheet as I was
able
to
do in Quattro Pro.

(Menu: Insert/File/<filename>) = Inserted the desired file into one or
more
worksheets depending on whether or not the inserted file was a text
file
or
an existing Quattro Pro workbook.

I am now using MS Office 2000 Pro.

I don't want to go to the trouble of writing formulas, or linking the
current workbook to files that I am going to destroy once I have
transfered
the data - But I don't know of any other way to word the question - I
think I
pretty much have the answer anyway though - apparently Excell doesn't
have
the feature that I am looking for.

Thanks again - GG


:

You haven't told us enough. If the other workbook contains a table,
use
Data - Get external data. The process varies a bit with your release
of
Excel. You never have to open the workbook, and can refresh the
import
to
reread the data at any time.

You can also create a link without ever having opened the workbook
(though
it's easier if you do).
=[workbookname.xls]'Sheet 1'!A1

Now copy this down and across, and you have the data. Once done,
you
never
have to reopen the other workbook. A macro could parse the data, if
necessary, put it where you want it, and do any other tasks.

Without knowing more, that's the best I can suggest.
--
Earl Kiosterud
mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
-------------------------------------------

message
If an unopened Excel Workbook only contains a single worksheet, is
it
possible to import the data from that worksheet into another
Workbook
that
is
open, without having to open the other file?

 

[Guest]

Hi GrayesGhost

I hope this will help you.

Sub Retrieve_Info
P = "C:\MyDocumnets"
f = "Test.xls"
s = "Sheet1"

Application.ScreenUpdating = False
For r = 1 To 100
For c = 1 To 4
a = Cells(r, c).Address
Cells(r, c) = GetValue(P, f, s, a)
Next c
Next r
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub


Private Function GetValue(path, file, sheet, ref)
' Retrieves a value from a closed workbook
Dim arg As String

' Make sure the file exists
If Right(path, 1) <> "\" Then path = path & "\"
If Dir(path & file) = "" Then
Exit Function
End If

' Create the argument
arg = "'" & path & "[" & file & "]" & sheet & "'!" & _
Range(ref).Range("A1").Address(, , xlR1C1)

' Execute an XLM macro
GetValue = ExecuteExcel4Macro(arg)
End Function

Thanks
Bob

 

[Guest]

Hi GrayesGhost

I hope this will help you.

Sub Retrieve_Info
P = "C:\MyDocumnets"
f = "Test.xls"
s = "Sheet1"

Application.ScreenUpdating = False
For r = 1 To 100
For c = 1 To 4
a = Cells(r, c).Address
Cells(r, c) = GetValue(P, f, s, a)
Next c
Next r
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub


Private Function GetValue(path, file, sheet, ref)
' Retrieves a value from a closed workbook
Dim arg As String

' Make sure the file exists
If Right(path, 1) <> "\" Then path = path & "\"
If Dir(path & file) = "" Then
Exit Function
End If

' Create the argument
arg = "'" & path & "[" & file & "]" & sheet & "'!" & _
Range(ref).Range("A1").Address(, , xlR1C1)

' Execute an XLM macro
GetValue = ExecuteExcel4Macro(arg)
End Function

Thanks
Bob

 

[Guest]

Try this:
In a blank workbook or in an active workbook
Data
Import External Data
Import Data
Path/Filename
Select Table
OK
Select Existing Workbook
OK
Repeat as Needed

Hope this is what you are looking for.

 

[Guest]

Open each individual workbook. Designate the workbook that you want all of
the worksheets combined in. In the other opened workbooks, right click on
the sheet tab at the bottom. Click Move or Copy, then select the master
workbook under 'To Book' you want to move to.

Earl,

Maybe I don't know enough about Excell yet to word the question in a form
that is understandable. What I am trying to do is to copy some statistics
from several Workbooks that only contain a single work sheet. I want to
combine the worksheets from multiple Excell workbooks into seperate
worksheets in a single Workbook, and then get rid of all the original files.

I know I can open each workbook seperately, copy the data from that workbook
and paste it into seperate sheets in the file that I am compiling (that is
what I have been doing) but I know there has to be an easier way - such as
simply inserting the unopened file into a blank work sheet as I was able to
do in Quattro Pro.

(Menu: Insert/File/<filename>) = Inserted the desired file into one or more
worksheets depending on whether or not the inserted file was a text file or
an existing Quattro Pro workbook.

I am now using MS Office 2000 Pro.

I don't want to go to the trouble of writing formulas, or linking the
current workbook to files that I am going to destroy once I have transfered
the data - But I don't know of any other way to word the question - I think I
pretty much have the answer anyway though - apparently Excell doesn't have
the feature that I am looking for.

Thanks again - GG

You haven't told us enough. If the other workbook contains a table, use
Data - Get external data. The process varies a bit with your release of
Excel. You never have to open the workbook, and can refresh the import to
reread the data at any time.

You can also create a link without ever having opened the workbook (though
it's easier if you do).
=[workbookname.xls]'Sheet 1'!A1

Now copy this down and across, and you have the data. Once done, you never
have to reopen the other workbook. A macro could parse the data, if
necessary, put it where you want it, and do any other tasks.

Without knowing more, that's the best I can suggest.
--
Earl Kiosterud
mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
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If an unopened Excel Workbook only contains a single worksheet, is it
possible to import the data from that worksheet into another Workbook that
is
open, without having to open the other file?