Copy Range from multiple workbooks in folder to Summary Workbook also in folder? - vba

Question

I have a folder with 100+ workbooks. These workbooks contain a range of data. For simplicity I will call the data range A1:D2, the range is located on Sheet1 of all 100+ workbooks.
I also have a Summary workbook.
I would like to place VBA code in the Summary workbook that loops through the folder, copying the range A1:D2 of each of the 100+ workbooks.
I would then like to paste the A1:D2 range from each workbook in to Sheet1 of the Summary workbook. Each paste will start on the next unused row.
I am stuck doing this via a manual process right now and it is driving me insane.
I do know some basic VBA coding however my problem is that I can't figure out how to loop it correctly, and I am stuck coding each individual workbook to open-->copy-->paste-->close. This was fine with 10-20 workbooks but now I am at 100+ and it is growing every week.
Thanks again,
Brian

Answer 1

I have something that does exactly what you are asking for, if you want to copy multiple workbooks I suggest creating a new worksheet to capture the workbook information onto a spreadsheet. Instructions below
Create a new worksheet and give it a name, in this case we'll call the sheet 'Control'
Create a new module in VBA and use the code below to operate the workbook copy
I have left a section out for you to write your code for the functions that you want to perform.
Sub WorkbookConsolidator()
Dim WB As Workbook, wb1 as workbook
Dim WBName as Range
Dim folderselect as Variant, wbA as Variant, wbB as Variant,
Dim I as long, J as long
Dim objFolder As Object, objFile As Object
Dim WBRange as String
'Set Core Variables and Open Folder containing workbooks.
Set WB = ThisWorkbook
Worksheets("Control").Activate
Set FolderSelect = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
FolderSelect.AllowMultiSelect = False
MsgBox ("Please Select the Folder containing your Workbooks")
FolderSelect.Show
WBRange = FolderSelect.SelectedItems(1)
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(FolderSelect.SelectedItems(1))
' Fill out File name Fields in Control Sheet
' The workbook names will be captured in Column B
' This allows allocation for up to 100 workbooks
For I = 1 To 100
For Each objFile In objFolder.files
If objFile = "" Then Exit For
Cells(I, 2) = objFile.Name ' Workbook Name
Cells(I, 3) = WBRange ' Workbook Path
I = I + 1
Next objFile
Next I
'Loop through the list of workbooks created in the 'Control' Directory, adjust the loop range as preferred
For J = 100 To 1 Step -1
With Workbooks(ThisWorkbook).Worksheets("Control")
BookLocation = .Range("C" & J).Value
BookName = .Range("B" & J).Value
End With
Set wb1 = Workbooks.Open(Booklocation & Bookname)
' Write your code here'
CleanUp:
wb1.Close SaveChanges:=False
Next J
End Sub()
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Answer 2

Try this
Sub combine_into_one()
Dim FSO As Object: Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Dim strPath$, Pivot$, sUserName$, sFolderName$, sSourceName$, x&
Dim oFldialog As FileDialog
Dim oFile As Scripting.File
Dim oFolder
Set oFldialog = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
With oFldialog
If .Show = -1 Then
.Title = "Select a Folder"
.AllowMultiSelect = False
.InitialFileName = strPath
sFolderName = .SelectedItems(1)
End If
End With
Set oFolder = FSO.GetFolder(sFolderName)
Workbooks.Add: Pivot = ActiveWorkbook.Name 'Destination workbook
For Each oFile In oFolder.Files
Workbooks(Pivot).Activate
x = Workbooks(Pivot).Sheets("Sheet1").Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeLastCell).Row + 1
Workbooks.Open filename:=oFile: sSourceName = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Workbooks(sSourceName).Activate
Workbooks(sSourceName).Sheets("Sheet1").[A1:D1].Copy
Workbooks(Pivot).Activate
Workbooks(Pivot).Sheets("Sheet1").Cells(x, 1).PasteSpecial xlPasteAll
Workbooks(sSourceName).Close False
Next
End Sub