How to Write Data to Text File in Excel VBA?
Last Updated :
29 Oct, 2021
This VBA Program reads an Excel Range (Sales Data) and write to a Text file (Sales.txt)
Excel VBA code to read data from an Excel file (Sales Data – Range “A1:E26”). Need two “For loop” for rows and columns. Write each value with a comma in the text file till the end of columns (write without comma only the last column value). Do the above step until reach the end of rows.
Sales Data in Excel: 5 columns and 25 rows
Sales Data
VBA code to create a text file as below
VBA Code:
Variable |
Data Type |
Comments |
myFileName |
String |
Output text file (Full path with file name) |
rng |
Range |
Excel range to read |
cellVal |
Variant |
Variable to assign each cell value |
row |
Integer |
Iterate rows |
col |
Integer |
Iterate columns |
'Variable declarations
Dim myFileName As String, rng As Range, cellVal As Variant, row As Integer, col As Integer
- Initialize variables:
- myFileName: The file name with the full path of the output text file
- rng: Excel range to read data from an excel.
'Full path of the text file
myFileName = "D:\Excel\WriteText\sales.txt"
'Data range need to write on text file
Set rng = ActiveSheet.Range("A1:E26")
Open the output text file and assign a variable “#1”
'Open text file
Open myFileName For Output As #1
‘Nested loop to iterate both rows and columns of a given range eg: “A1:E26” [5 columns and 26 rows]
'Number of Rows
For row = 1 To rng.Rows.Count
'Number of Columns
For col = 1 To rng.Columns.Count
Assign the value to variable cellVal
cellVal = rng.Cells(row, col).Value
Write cellVal with comma. If the col is equal to the last column of a row. write-only value without the comma.
'write cellVal on text file
If col = rng.Columns.Count Then
Write #1, cellVal
Else
Write #1, cellVal,
End If
Close both for loops
Next col
Next row
Close the file
Close #1
Approach:
Step 1: Add a shape (Create Text File) to your worksheet
Step 2: Right-click on “Create a Text file” and “Assign Macro..”
Step 3: Select MacroToCreateTextFile
Step 4: Save your excel file as “Excel Macro-Enabled Workbook” *.xlsm
Step 5: Click “Create Text file”
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