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Proper Excel CSV Export Macro
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Sub QuoteCommaExport() | |
' Dimension all variables. | |
Dim DestFile As String | |
Dim FileNum As Integer | |
Dim ColumnCount As Long | |
Dim RowCount As Long | |
' Prompt user for destination file name. | |
DestFile = InputBox("Enter the destination filename" _ | |
& Chr(10) & "(with complete path):", "Quote-Comma Exporter", "C:\temp\") | |
' Obtain next free file handle number. | |
FileNum = FreeFile() | |
' Turn error checking off. | |
On Error Resume Next | |
' Attempt to open destination file for output. | |
Open DestFile For Output As #FileNum | |
' If an error occurs report it and end. | |
If Err <> 0 Then | |
MsgBox "Cannot open filename " & DestFile | |
End | |
End If | |
' Turn error checking on. | |
On Error GoTo 0 | |
' Loop for each row in selection. | |
For RowCount = 1 To Selection.Rows.Count | |
' Loop for each column in selection. | |
For ColumnCount = 1 To Selection.Columns.Count | |
' Write current cell's text to file with quotation marks. | |
Print #FileNum, """" & Replace(Selection.Cells(RowCount, ColumnCount).Text, """", """""") & """"; | |
' Check if cell is in last column. | |
If ColumnCount = Selection.Columns.Count Then | |
' If so, then write a blank line. | |
Print #FileNum, | |
Else | |
' Otherwise, write a comma. | |
Print #FileNum, ","; | |
End If | |
' Start next iteration of ColumnCount loop. | |
Next ColumnCount | |
' Start next iteration of RowCount loop. | |
Next RowCount | |
' Close destination file. | |
Close #FileNum | |
End Sub |
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