Open multiple text files

this will open 3 text files and put them before the first sheet in your workbook.

Sub get_txt_files()
Dim I 'counter
Dim file_name, file_name2, file_name3 As String

For I = 1 To 3 'change to how many files you need
file_name = "c:\data\" & I ' directory of file
file_name2 = file_name & ".txt" ' adding extension
file_name3 = "all_good_macros.xls" ' file importing to

Workbooks.OpenText filename:=file_name2, Origin:=xlWindows, StartRow _
:=1, DataType:=xlFixedWidth, FieldInfo:=Array(Array(0, 2), Array(9, 1), Array( _
12, 1), Array(31, 2), Array(37, 1), Array(39, 1), Array(41, 2), Array(57, 1))
Sheets(1).Select
Sheets(1).Move Before:=Workbooks(file_name3).Sheets(1)
Next I

End Sub

Hope this helps

Hi Everyone,
I have a similar problem to this person. However instead of reading in 96 small files, I need to be able to read in 1 to 5 very large data files that are stored as *.txt files. I used the record macro feature to make the following macro. I basically used the open feature and deactivated all of the columns except the two I wanted. It works when I do it manually, but when I try to play back the macro, I get an "out of memory message". Anyone know why that is, and does anyone know of a better way to do what I want?
Thanks
Edward
Macro: (see listing below)

Sub read_in_data_file()
'
' read_in_data_file Macro
' Macro recorded 1/26/01 by clutter
'

'
Sheets("Sheet2").Select
ChDir "D:\Edward\Mercury_data_processing_010801\data\PPBreadboard\000911"
Workbooks.OpenText FileName:= _
"D:\Edward\Mercury_data_processing_010801\data\PPBreadboard\000911\MercuryBreadBBoard_20000909_1349.LOG" _
, Origin:=xlWindows, StartRow:=1, DataType:=xlDelimited, TextQualifier _
:=xlDoubleQuote, ConsecutiveDelimiter:=False, Tab:=True, Semicolon:= _
False, Comma:=False, Space:=False, Other:=False, FieldInfo:=Array(Array _
(1, 2), Array(2, 1), Array(3, 1), Array(4, 1), Array(5, 1), Array(6, 1), Array(7, 1), Array(8 _
, 1), Array(9, 1), Array(10, 1), Array(11, 1), Array(12, 1), Array(13, 1), Array(14, 1), _
Array(15, 1), Array(16, 1), Array(17, 1), Array(18, 1), Array(19, 1), Array(20, 1), Array( _
21, 1), Array(22, 1), Array(23, 1), Array(24, 1), Array(25, 1), Array(26, 1), Array(27, 1), _
Array(28, 1), Array(29, 1), Array(30, 1), Array(31, 1), Array(32, 1), Array(33, 1), Array( _
34, 1), Array(35, 1), Array(36, 1), Array(37, 1), Array(38, 1), Array(39, 1), Array(40, 1), _
Array(41, 1), Array(42, 1), Array(43, 1), Array(44, 1), Array(45, 1), Array(46, 1), Array( _
47, 1), Array(48, 1), Array(49, 1), Array(50, 1), Array(51, 1), Array(52, 1), Array(53, 1), _
Array(54, 1), Array(55, 1), Array(56, 1), Array(57, 1), Array(58, 1), Array(59, 1), Array( _
60, 1), Array(61, 1), Array(62, 1), Array(63, 1), Array(64, 1), Array(65, 1), Array(66, 1), _
Array(67, 1), Array(68, 1), Array(69, 1), Array(70, 1), Array(71, 1), Array(72, 1), Array( _
73, 1), Array(74, 1), Array(75, 1), Array(76, 1), Array(77, 1), Array(78, 1), Array(79, 1), _
Array(80, 1), Array(81, 1), Array(82, 1), Array(83, 1), Array(84, 1), Array(85, 1), Array( _
86, 1), Array(87, 1), Array(88, 1), Array(89, 1), Array(90, 1), Array(91, 1), Array(92, 1), _
Array(93, 1), Array(94, 1), Array(95, 1), Array(96, 1), Array(97, 1), Array(98, 1), Array( _
99, 1), Array(100, 1))
ActiveWindow.ScrollWorkbookTabs Position:=xlFirst
ActiveWindow.ScrollWorkbookTabs Position:=xlLast
Columns("A:A").EntireColumn.AutoFit
ActiveWindow.ScrollWorkbookTabs Position:=xlFirst
ActiveWindow.ScrollWorkbookTabs Position:=xlFirst
ActiveWindow.SmallScroll Down:=33
ActiveWindow.ScrollRow = 17028
ActiveWindow.ScrollRow = 26783
ActiveWindow.ScrollRow = 29207
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs FileName:= _
"D:\Edward\Mercury_data_processing_010801\data\PPBreadboard\000911\data.xls", _
FileFormat:=xlNormal, Password:="", WriteResPassword:="", _
ReadOnlyRecommended:=False, CreateBackup:=False
Range("A29210").Select
Workbooks.Open FileName:= _
"D:\Edward\Mercury_data_processing_010801\data\testcase.xls"
Range("B15").Select
ActiveWorkbook.Close
ActiveWorkbook.Close
Sheets("Sheet2").Select
Sheets("Sheet2").Name = "Data"
Range("A1").Select
Workbooks.Open FileName:= _
"D:\Edward\Mercury_data_processing_010801\data\PPBreadboard\000911\data.xls"
ActiveWindow.Visible = False
ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add(FileName:= _
"D:\Edward\Mercury_data_processing_010801\data\PPBreadboard\000911\data.xls", _
Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=False).Select
Sheets("AutoPlot - GUI").Select
ActiveWorkbook.Save
Sheets("Data").Select
Windows("Worksheet in autoplot_devl_012601").Visible = True
Selection.Verb Verb:=xlPrimary
ActiveWindow.WindowState = xlMaximized
Range("B29214").Select
ActiveWorkbook.Close
Sheets("AutoPlot - GUI").Select
ActiveWorkbook.Save
End Sub

Keekee,

Thanks a lot, works like a dream!

Martin