» Copy a row or rows from each workbook in a folder using VBA in Microsoft Excel
VBA macro tip contributed by Ron de Bruin, Microsoft MVP - Excel
CATEGORY - Cells, Ranges, Rows, and Columns in VBA
VERSION - All Microsoft Excel Versions
- The macro will copy a part of the first worksheet of every file that is in the folder C:\Data to the first worksheet of your workbook.
- The first macro does a normal copy and second macro copy the values.
Sub CopyRow()
Dim basebook As Workbook
Dim mybook As Workbook
Dim sourceRange As Range
Dim destrange As Range
Dim rnum As Long
Dim i As Long
Dim a As Long
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
With Application.FileSearch
.NewSearch
.LookIn = "C:\Data"
.SearchSubFolders = False
.FileType = msoFileTypeExcelWorkbooks
If .Execute() > 0 Then
Set basebook = ThisWorkbook
rnum = 1
For i = 1 To .FoundFiles.Count
Set mybook = Workbooks.Open(.FoundFiles(i))
Set sourceRange = mybook.Worksheets(1).Rows("3:5")
a = sourceRange.Rows.Count
Set destrange = basebook.Worksheets(1).Cells(rnum, 1)
sourceRange.Copy destrange
mybook.Close
rnum = i * a + 1
Next i
End If
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
Sub CopyRowValues()
Dim basebook As Workbook
Dim mybook As Workbook
Dim sourceRange As Range
Dim destrange As Range
Dim rnum As Long
Dim i As Long
Dim a As Long
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
With Application.FileSearch
.NewSearch
.LookIn = "C:\Data"
.SearchSubFolders = False
.FileType = msoFileTypeExcelWorkbooks
If .Execute() > 0 Then
Set basebook = ThisWorkbook
rnum = 1
For i = 1 To .FoundFiles.Count
Set mybook = Workbooks.Open(.FoundFiles(i))
Set sourceRange = mybook.Worksheets(1).Rows("3:5")
a = sourceRange.Rows.Count
With sourceRange
Set destrange = basebook.Worksheets(1).Cells(rnum, 1). _
Resize(.Rows.Count, .Columns.Count)
End With
destrange.Value = sourceRange.Value
mybook.Close
rnum = i * a + 1
Next i
End If
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub
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