Here is a question I received
“Thanks for the video, I have a question.How to read from a group of closed excel files searching for a certain value in say column F then if that value is found then copy that row to a workbook and continue search for then next value ”
So I thought about it and answered in word and a video example:
“You could query the closed Excel file with SQL,
or you could do what I demonstrate in this video…”
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Public Function query_excel_file() As Boolean
Dim strResults As String
Dim strCarrier As String
'PURPOSE: Query An Excel File
'*************************************
'clear 'Excel File Contents' worksheet
'*************************************
Worksheets("Excel File Contents").Select
Range("A2:E65000").Clear
'*************************************
'now populate copy the orders over
'*************************************
Dim strSQL As String
Dim strReadWkbk As String
Dim intRow As Integer
'Need to reference the:
' Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects 2.5 Library
Dim s_rst As ADODB.Recordset
Dim s_cnn As ADODB.Connection 's for sub connection
Const adOpenStatic = 3
Const adLockOptimistic = 3
strCarrier = Range("G9") 'get the carrier's name
Set s_cnn = New ADODB.Connection
strReadWkbk = "read_this_excel_file.xls"
s_cnn.Open "Driver={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls, *.xlsx, *.xlsm, *.xlsb)};" & _
"DBQ=" & ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & strReadWkbk & "; ReadOnly=True;"
Set s_rst = New ADODB.Recordset
strSQL = "SELECT Employee,Customer,[Order Date],[Shipped Date],[Ship Via] FROM [Sheet1$] WHERE [Ship Via] = '" & strCarrier & "'"
s_rst.Open strSQL, s_cnn, adOpenStatic, adLockOptimistic
intRow = 2 'start inserting values at this row
If Not s_rst.EOF Then
s_rst.MoveFirst
Do Until s_rst.EOF
Range("A" & intRow) = s_rst.Fields(0)
Range("B" & intRow) = s_rst.Fields(1)
Range("C" & intRow) = s_rst.Fields(2)
Range("D" & intRow) = s_rst.Fields(3)
Range("E" & intRow) = s_rst.Fields(4)
intRow = intRow + 1
s_rst.MoveNext
Loop
Else
MsgBox "No records"
End If
s_rst.Close
Set s_rst = Nothing
s_cnn.Close
Set s_cnn = Nothing
query_excel_file = True
Exit Function
End Function
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VBA Read Excel File.zip
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