combine multiple text files in a single excel sheet - vba

Question

I have 27 txt files with the same format and columns, and I want to append all of these in a single excel sheet. I have checked some previous threads here, but I could only find the code below which helped me to import txt fiels into separate sheets. However, I also want to append these separate sheets into a sheet that I want to append all my data.
Sub Test()
'UpdatebyExtendoffice6/7/2016
Dim xWb As Workbook
Dim xToBook As Workbook
Dim xStrPath As String
Dim xFileDialog As FileDialog
Dim xFile As String
Dim xFiles As New Collection
Dim I As Long
Set xFileDialog = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
xFileDialog.AllowMultiSelect = False
xFileDialog.Title = "Select a folder [Vendor_data_25DEC]"
If xFileDialog.Show = -1 Then
xStrPath = xFileDialog.SelectedItems(1)
End If
If xStrPath = "" Then Exit Sub
If Right(xStrPath, 1) <> "\" Then xStrPath = xStrPath & "\"
xFile = Dir(xStrPath)
'xFile = Dir(xStrPath & "*.txt") 'this is the original version that you can amend according to file extension
If xFile = "" Then
MsgBox "No files found", vbInformation, "Vendor_data_25DEC"
Exit Sub
End If
Do While xFile <> ""
xFiles.Add xFile, xFile
xFile = Dir()
Loop
Set xToBook = ThisWorkbook
If xFiles.Count > 0 Then
For I = 1 To xFiles.Count
Set xWb = Workbooks.Open(xStrPath & xFiles.Item(I))
xWb.Worksheets(1).Copy after:=xToBook.Sheets(xToBook.Sheets.Count)
On Error Resume Next
ActiveSheet.Name = xWb.Name
On Error GoTo 0
xWb.Close False
Next
End If
End Sub
I am not sure how to do this with VBA in order to combine the data in separate sheets into a single sheet quickly. I know the consolidate feature of excel but it also includes lots of manual steps, so I seek for a faster and automated solution. Any help is much appreciated.
Thanks a lot in advance.

Answer 1

Sub Combiner()
Dim strTextFilePath$, strFolder$
Dim wksTarget As Worksheet
Dim wksSource As Worksheet
Dim x As Long
Set wksTarget = Sheets.Add()
strFolder = "c:\Temp\test\"
strTextFilePath = Dir(strFolder)
While Len(strTextFilePath) > 0
'// "x" variable is just a counter.
'// It's purpose is to track whether the iteration is first or not.
'// If iteration is first (x=1), then we include header (zero offset down),
'// otherwise - we make an offset (1 row offset down).
x = x + 1
Set wksSource = Workbooks.Open(strFolder & strTextFilePath).Sheets(1)
With wksTarget
wksSource.Range("A1").CurrentRegion.Offset(IIf(x = 1, 0, 1)).Copy _
.Cells(.Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Offset(1)
End With
wksSource.Parent.Close False
strTextFilePath = Dir()
Wend
MsgBox "Well done!", vbInformation
End Sub