auto load data from one workbook to another

i have 2 workbooks one is populated with data the other is basically the same but with no data

the columns are all in different places and some are named different

i want to be able to auto load my old workbook with data into the correct columns in my new workbook.

i am sure it is very simple but I just seem to have a blank

anyone any ideas??

you could have both files open then in the new file where you want to
transfer the data to place a formula in column A (or any cell) enter the
equal sign "=" then click over to the old file and click on the cell you want
be the same as the cell in the new file.
After clicking on the cell in the old file press the enter-key; this should
take you back to the new file and the cell where you put the equal sign
should now have a value that comes from the old file.
Next copy this formula down the column.
Do this for each column.
Once all the data has been equated to the new file you can the click the
cell above and to the left of A1 on the new file then right-click and copy
then right click again and do a copy special:values. Now your new file has
the data from the old file and the formulas have been replaced with actuall
data. If you don't do the copy/paste special then every time you opent the
new file it will ask you if you want to update the link with the old file.
Hope this all made sense?

"jmw" wrote:

>
> i have 2 workbooks one is populated with data the other is basically the
> same but with no data
>
> the columns are all in different places and some are named different
>
> i want to be able to auto load my old workbook with data into the
> correct columns in my new workbook.
>
> i am sure it is very simple but I just seem to have a blank
>
> anyone any ideas??
>
>
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yes

i did use this but it's a bit of a manual process there are hundreds of columns and thousands of lines

hence i was hoping for a macro of some sort

thanks anyaway

i had hope to use a more automated process linking columns from one spreadsheet to another the processs you describe below works of course but on large spreadsheets with many columns and rows this takes quite a bit of time

many thanks though

Originally Posted by El Bee

you could have both files open then in the new file where you want to
transfer the data to place a formula in column A (or any cell) enter the
equal sign "=" then click over to the old file and click on the cell you want
be the same as the cell in the new file.
After clicking on the cell in the old file press the enter-key; this should
take you back to the new file and the cell where you put the equal sign
should now have a value that comes from the old file.
Next copy this formula down the column.
Do this for each column.
Once all the data has been equated to the new file you can the click the
cell above and to the left of A1 on the new file then right-click and copy
then right click again and do a copy special:values. Now your new file has
the data from the old file and the formulas have been replaced with actuall
data. If you don't do the copy/paste special then every time you opent the
new file it will ask you if you want to update the link with the old file.
Hope this all made sense?

"jmw" wrote:

>
> i have 2 workbooks one is populated with data the other is basically the
> same but with no data
>
> the columns are all in different places and some are named different
>
> i want to be able to auto load my old workbook with data into the
> correct columns in my new workbook.
>
> i am sure it is very simple but I just seem to have a blank
>
> anyone any ideas??
>
>
> --
> jmw
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
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