need a large spreadsheet

[cj]

I'm using MS Excel 2000 (9.0.3821 SR-1) and I need far more rows than
the 65,536 that I think it allows. I only need about 14 columns if that
helps. Can I increase this number of rows? I'm thinking 150,000 to
200,000?

 

[Guest]

You would have to use the beta version of XL 2007 if you want more rows.

Otherwise you would need to use a database, such as Access.;

 

[Guest]

How about more sheets? Can you just add sheets?

You would have to use the beta version of XL 2007 if you want more rows.

Otherwise you would need to use a database, such as Access.;

 

[Guest]

Yeah just right click in the tab and select insert sheet. Limited only by
available memory.

 

[EagleOne]

If you can use macros, this one will automatically import very large files automatically creating
new worksheets as the 65,536 limit

Thanks go to:

Bernie MS Excel MVP

Sub LargeFileImport()
'Dimension Variables
Dim ResultStr As String
Dim FileName As String
Dim FileNum As Integer
Dim Counter As Double
'Ask User for File's Name
FileName = Application.GetOpenFilename
'Check for no entry
If FileName = "" Then End
'Get Next Available File Handle Number
FileNum = FreeFile()
'Open Text File For Input
Open FileName For Input As #FileNum
'Turn Screen Updating Off
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
'Create A New WorkBook With One Worksheet In It
Workbooks.Add Template:=xlWorksheet
'Set The Counter to 1
Counter = 1
'Loop Until the End Of File Is Reached
Do While Seek(FileNum) <= LOF(FileNum)
'Display Importing Row Number On Status Bar
Application.StatusBar = "Importing Row " & _
Counter & " of text file " & FileName
'Store One Line Of Text From File To Variable
Line Input #FileNum, ResultStr
'Store Variable Data Into Active Cell
If Left(ResultStr, 1) = "=" Then
ActiveCell.Value = "'" & ResultStr
Else
ActiveCell.Value = ResultStr
End If

If ActiveCell.Row = 65536 Then
'If On The Last Row Then Add A New Sheet
ActiveWorkbook.Sheets.Add
Else
'If Not The Last Row Then Go One Cell Down
ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Select
End If
'Increment the Counter By 1
Counter = Counter + 1
'Start Again At Top Of 'Do While' Statement
Loop
'Close The Open Text File
Close
'Remove Message From Status Bar
Application.StatusBar = False
End Sub


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HTH EagleOne

 

[cj]

Yes, that's the plan now, but it would make sorting the spreadsheet
difficult if not impossible. Still I'm told sorting isn't an issue.

 

[cj]

No, cause it's an .RTF report file that will be brought into Excel via a
VB.Net program so the accountants can play with the data.