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Save Excel worksheet as CSV
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' This VBS script opens an MS Excel Workbook, sets the active sheet, and saves that sheet to CSV. | |
' | |
' Usage: | |
' cscript //nologo saveascsv.vbs "source.xls" "worksheetname" "output.csv" | |
' cscript //nologo saveascsv.vbs "c:\temp\SaveAsCSV\Book1.xlsx" "Sheet2" "c:\temp\SaveAsCSV\output.csv" | |
' | |
if WScript.Arguments.Count < 3 Then | |
' One WScript.Echo in case user doesnt put cscript //nologo and would otherwise have to press enter a bunch of times. | |
WScript.Echo "Usage:" & vbCRLF & _ | |
" cscript //nologo " & Wscript.ScriptName & " ""source.xls"" ""worksheetname"" ""output.csv""" & vbCRLF & _ | |
"" & vbCRLF & _ | |
" e.g." & vbCRLF & _ | |
" cscript //nologo " & Wscript.ScriptName & " ""c:\temp\test.xls"" ""sheet2"" ""test-sheet2.csv""" | |
' Quit with error. | |
Wscript.Quit 1 | |
End If | |
source = Wscript.Arguments.Item(0) | |
worksheetname = Wscript.Arguments.Item(1) | |
output = Wscript.Arguments.Item(2) | |
Dim oExcel | |
Set oExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application") | |
' Do not prompt to overwrite, just do it. | |
oExcel.DisplayAlerts = False | |
Dim oBook | |
Set oBook = oExcel.Workbooks.Open(source) | |
' Set the current worksheet | |
oBook.Worksheets(worksheetname).Activate | |
' Set the format to save as. Formats here: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/office/ff198017.aspx | |
xlCSV = 6 | |
' Save the current sheet as CSV | |
oBook.SaveAs output, xlCSV | |
' Close the various objects. | |
oBook.Close False | |
oExcel.Quit | |
' Quit with no error | |
WScript.Quit 0 |
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