Excel VBA Write Text File

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How to Write Data to Text Files using VBA?

Writing data from Excel to text is complex and requires very good knowledge of VBA coding. Follow the below steps to write the VBA code to copy dataWrite The VBA Code To Copy DataFile Copy is an inbuilt VBA function that is used to copy a file from one location to another. To use this function, we must specify the current file path as well as the destination file path. read more from Excel to a text file.

Before we show you how to write the code, let me explain how to open the text file using an open statement.

Syntax of Open Text File

Open [File Path], For [Mode], As [File Number]

File Path: The path of the file we are trying to open on the computer.

Mode: Mode is the control we can have over opening text files. We can have three types of control over the text file.

  • Input Mode: This suggests “Read-only” control of the opening text file. If we use “Input Mode,” we cannot do anything with the file. Instead, we can just read the contents of the text file.Output Mode: We can write the content on this option. We need to remember that it will overwrite all the existing data. So, we must be wary of the possible loss of old data.Append Mode: This mode is completely the opposite of the Output Mode. Using this method, we can write the new data at the end of the existing data in the file.

File Number: This will count the text file number of all the opened text files. It will recognize the opened file numbers in integer values from 1 to 511. However, assigning the file number is tricky and leads to confusion. For this, we can use the free File function.

Free File returns the unique number for the opened files. This way, we can assign the unique file number without duplicate values.

Example #1

Follow the below steps to write the code to create a new text file.

Assume you already have a text file named “Hello.txt” in your computer storage, and we will show you how to write the data in it.

Declare the variable to hold the file path as String.

Code:

Sub TextFile_Example1()

Dim Path As String

End Sub

To determine which file number we refer to, declare one more variable as IntegerVariable As IntegerIn VBA, an integer is a data type that may be assigned to any variable and used to hold integer values. In VBA, the bracket for the maximum number of integer variables that can be kept is similar to that in other languages. Using the DIM statement, any variable can be defined as an integer variable.read more.

Sub TextFile_Example1()

Dim Path As String Dim FileNumber As Integer

End Sub

Now, assign the file path with a name for the Path variable.

Sub TextFile_Example1()

Dim Path As String Dim FileNumber As Integer

Path = “D:Excel FilesVBA FileHello.txt” ‘Change the path as per your requirement

End Sub

Now, assign the function “Free File” to store unique file numbers for the File Number variable.

Sub TextFile_Example1()

Dim Path As String Dim FileNumber As Integer

Path = “D:Excel FilesVBA FileHello.txt” ‘Change the path as per your requirement

FileNumber = FreeFile

End Sub

Now, we need to open the text file to work with it. As we have explained, we need to use the OPEN statement to open the text file.

Once the file opens, we need to write something in it. We need either the “Write” or “Print” method to write in the text file.

Sub TextFile_Example1()

Dim Path As String
Dim FileNumber As Integer

Path = "D:Excel FilesVBA FileHello.txt"
   'Change the path as per your requirement

FileNumber = FreeFile

Open Path For Output As FileNumber

Print #FileNumber, "Welcome"
Print #FileNumber, "to"
Print #FileNumber, "VBA"

End Sub

First, we need to mention the file number (here, we have assigned the file through the “FileNumber” variable), then we need to add the content we want to add to a text file.

Once we write the content in a text file, we need to save and close the text file.

Sub TextFile_Example1()

Dim Path As String Dim FileNumber As Integer

Path = “D:Excel FilesVBA FileHello.txt” ‘Change the path as per your requirement

FileNumber = FreeFile

Open Path For Output As FileNumber

Print #FileNumber, “Welcome” Print #FileNumber, “to” Print #FileNumber, “VBA”

Close FileNumber

End Sub

Now, run the code manually or through the shortcut excel keyShortcut Excel KeyAn Excel shortcut is a technique of performing a manual task in a quicker way.read more F5. It will write the mentioned content in the mentioned text file.

Example #2

Now, we will see how to write the data of the Excel sheet into a text file.

For this example, we have created simple data in Excel like below.

Step 1: With the continuation of the old example, define two more variables as Integer to find the last row and last column.

Sub TextFile_Example2()

Dim Path As String Dim FileNumber As Integer Dim LR As Integer Dim LC As Integer

End Sub

Step 2: Find the last used row and column in the worksheet.

Step 3: Now, assign the file path and file number.

Step 4: Use the OPEN statement to open the text file.

Step 5: We need to loop through rows and columns, so declare two more variables as Integer.

Step 6: Now, open the loop to loop through the row (For next loop in VBAFor Next Loop In VBAAll programming languages make use of the VBA For Next loop. After the FOR statement, there is a criterion in this loop, and the code loops until the criteria are reached. read more)

Step 7: To loop through columns, open one more loop inside the existing loop.

Step 8: We need to write the same data line until it reaches the last column. So for this, apply the IF statement in VBA.

Step 9: Now, save and close the text file.

This code will write the details to a text file, but to open the text file after writing, we need to use the below code.

Sub TextFile_Example2()

Dim Path As String
Dim FileNumber As Integer
Dim LR As Integer
Dim LC As Integer

Dim k As Integer
Dim i As Integer

LR = Worksheets(“Text”).Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row LC = Worksheets(“Text”).Cells(1, Columns.Count).End(xlToLeft).Column

Path = “D:Excel FilesVBA FileHello.txt” FileNumber = FreeFile

Open Path For Output As FileNumber

For k = 1 To LR

   For i = 1 To LC
       If i <> LC Then
           Print #FileNumber, Cells(i, k),
       Else
          Print #FileNumber, Cells(i, k)
       End If
  Next i

Next k

Close FileNumber

Shell “notepad.exe " & Path, vbNormalFocus

End Sub

So, run the code using the F5 key or manually. Then, it will copy the data below.

This article is a guide to VBA Write Text File. Here, we learn how to copy/write data from a worksheet to a text file with practical examples and a downloadable template. Below you can find some useful Excel VBA articles: –

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