Using VBA to copy a spreadsheet from a secondary workbook into the primary one - vba

Question

I need to take a spreadsheet and compare it with a spreadsheet from another workbook. I know that I can do this using VBA, but I will need to copy a spreadsheet from another workbook so that both spreadsheets will reside within the same workbook and be accessible for comparison. How do I copy a spreadsheet from one workbook into another using VBA?

Answer 1

You don't need to copy the worksheets over to compare them. Simply open both WorkBooks and and set reference to there WorkSheets.
Sub CompareWorkBooks()
Dim wbPending As Workbook
Dim wsPending As Worksheet
Set wbPending = Workbooks("Items Pending")
Set wsPending = wsPending.Worksheet("Items")
Dim wbRecieved As Workbook
Dim wsRecieved As Worksheet
Set wbRecieved = Workbooks("Items Recieved")
Set wsRecieved = Worksheet("Items")
End Sub
If you provide names for Workbooks & WorkSheets and provide column information, we can give you better answers in a shorter period of time. Don't be afraid to post your code either.
If you want a user to select the target workbook and worksheet:
Create a userform
Declare targetWorkbook and tartgetWorksheet at the top of the code module
Add a command button and a combo box
When the button is clicked a file dialog is opened
A reference is now set to the open file
The names of all the worksheets are added to the combo
Changing the combo box value will set the refernce to tartgetWorksheet
Option Explicit
Public targetWorkbook As Workbook
Public tartgetWorksheet As Worksheet
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim targetWorkbook As Workbook
Dim ws As Worksheet
Set targetWorkbook = getTargetWorkbook
If targetWorkbook = Nothing Then
MsgBox "Sowmthing went wrong", vbCritical, "Try Again"
Else
For Each ws In targetWorkbook.Worksheets
ComboBox1.AddItem ws.Name
Next
End If
End Function
Function getTargetWorkbook() As Workbook
With Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogOpen)
.AllowMultiSelect = False
.Show
On Error Resume Next
Set getTargetWorkbook = Application.Workbooks.Open(.SelectedItems(1))
On Error GoTo 0
End With
End Function
Private Sub ComboBox1_Change()
Set tartgetWorksheet = targetWorkbook.Worksheets(ComboBox1.Value)
End Sub