Excel CSV format

I'm a newbie with writing Excel Macros. Basically, what I am trying to do
is convert a workbook with multiple sheets into a single CSV file. I've
got the macro to activate each sheet one at a time and save it as .csv and
then after the last save it saves the workbook again in the normal workbook
format. However, the problem is, is that I have 30 .csv files and I don't
want to have to concatenate them all on the UNIX side. Is there a way to
merge these on the fly as I am saving them in csv format?

Thanks so much for your help.

Matt

If those are the only .csv files in the folder, you could shell to DOS and then
issue a couple of old commands to combine them and clean up:

Windows start button|Run
cmd (win2k or winXP)
command (win98)

Get to that folder

copy *.csv all.txt
del *.csv
ren all.txt all.csv

exit
to get back to windows.



Big Daddy wrote:
>
> I'm a newbie with writing Excel Macros. Basically, what I am trying to do
> is convert a workbook with multiple sheets into a single CSV file. I've
> got the macro to activate each sheet one at a time and save it as .csv and
> then after the last save it saves the workbook again in the normal workbook
> format. However, the problem is, is that I have 30 .csv files and I don't
> want to have to concatenate them all on the UNIX side. Is there a way to
> merge these on the fly as I am saving them in csv format?
>
> Thanks so much for your help.
>
> Matt

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Dave Peterson

Chip Pearson has code to show how to write a CSV file using Low level file
output. You would just adjust the code to open the file once, then loop
through your sheets and write the file

http://www.cpearson.com/excel/imptext.htm import/export text files

an alternative would be to copy all your data to a single sheet workbook and
then save as CSV. Again, this could easily be done with a macro.

or you could concatenate them on the Windows side with the DOS copy command

Copy a.txt+b.txt+c.txt all.txt

using the shell command. But I think one of the previous solutions would
be better.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"Big Daddy" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I'm a newbie with writing Excel Macros. Basically, what I am trying to do
> is convert a workbook with multiple sheets into a single CSV file. I've
> got the macro to activate each sheet one at a time and save it as .csv and
> then after the last save it saves the workbook again in the normal
workbook
> format. However, the problem is, is that I have 30 .csv files and I don't
> want to have to concatenate them all on the UNIX side. Is there a way to
> merge these on the fly as I am saving them in csv format?
>
> Thanks so much for your help.
>
> Matt