Automated conversion from TXT

[keithversi]

I have a txt file that needs to be converted from txt to csv with excel. Process needs to be automated and I am not sure how to do this at all.
Any input would be a big help. The deliminator is a |
Thanks
Keith

 

[sandy666]

did you try change .txt to .csv ? (try on copy)

 

[keithversi]

yes and it will not work, this is the info wish I could upload the file its self

Company: VersiPOS Master Demo Menu
Run Time: 11/12/19 02:10PM
Reporting On: 11/03/2019
-------------------------------------------------------------------------


REPORT GROUP: csv
--------------------------------

REPORT PRESET: csv export


SALES BY HEADING:

Heading Qty TotSales NetSales Taxable Accntable %
--------------|------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----
ALCOHOL | 143| 823.60| 769.49| 735.04| 839.32|29.04
FOOD | 58| 306.85| 297.32| 297.32| 325.56|10.82
MERCHANDISE | 120| 834.60| 761.06| 761.06| 833.36|29.43
MISC. | 17| 110.15| 66.20| 66.20| 72.49| 3.88
N/A BEV | 60| 189.00| 184.05| 184.05| 201.53| 6.66
PAIDOUT | 1| 6.95| 6.95| 6.95| 7.61| 0.25
<#33> | 3| 28.50| 28.50| 28.50| 31.21| 1.01
<#38> | 10| 48.65| 48.65| 48.65| 53.27| 1.72
<#40> | 6| 35.70| 35.70| 35.70| 39.09| 1.26
<#41> | 60| 451.80| 451.80| 451.80| 494.72|15.93
--------------|------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----
| 478| 2835.80| 2649.72| 2615.27| 2898.15|


SALES BY DEPT:

Department Qty TotSales NetSales Taxable Accntable %
--------------|------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----
<#33> | 3| 28.50| 28.50| 28.50| 31.21| 1.01
<#38> | 10| 48.65| 48.65| 48.65| 53.27| 1.72
<#40> | 6| 35.70| 35.70| 35.70| 39.09| 1.26
<#41> | 60| 451.80| 451.80| 451.80| 494.72|15.93
)Mary Mods | 6| 19.70| 19.70| 19.70| 21.57| 0.69
*Entrees | 2| 11.90| 11.90| 11.90| 13.03| 0.42
*Pizza | 1| 36.00| 36.00| 36.00| 39.42| 1.27
*Soup/Salad | 41| 161.40| 152.76| 152.76| 167.27| 5.69
/Ready At | 16| 108.65| 64.70| 64.70| 70.85| 3.83
>Drfat Pitcher| 3| 12.85| 12.11| 12.11| 13.26| 0.45
>Growler Fill | 34| 250.25| 228.08| 228.08| 249.75| 8.82
>Liquor | 9| 26.45| 26.45| 26.45| 28.96| 0.93
>Mixed Drinks | 1| 14.95| 14.95| 0.00| 14.95| 0.53
>N/A Bev | 60| 189.00| 184.05| 184.05| 201.53| 6.66
>Well | 1| 15.50| 15.50| 15.50| 16.97| 0.55
>Wine | 66| 423.60| 392.40| 392.40| 429.68|14.94
@Plates | 14| 97.55| 96.66| 96.66| 105.84| 3.44
ALCOHOL | 23| 60.30| 60.30| 40.80| 64.18| 2.13
MERCHANDISE | 120| 834.60| 761.06| 761.06| 833.36|29.43
_Misc. | 1| 1.50| 1.50| 1.50| 1.64| 0.05
_Paidout | 1| 6.95| 6.95| 6.95| 7.61| 0.25
--------------|------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----
| 478| 2835.80| 2649.72| 2615.27| 2898.16|


PAYMENT TOTALS:

Qty | | Payment | Amount
-----|-----------|------------|---------
2| |** CHOW NOW | 104.79
12| |** POSTMATES| 339.01
76| |CASH | 2670.92
4| |CASH | 73.01
-----|-----------|------------|---------
| | Received| 3187.73
| | Tips|- 244.05
| |------------|---------
| | Collected| 2943.68

Qty | | Card Types | Amount
-----|-----------|------------|---------
18| |AMEX | 1072.36
45| |VISA | 1266.21
13| |MC | 332.35
-----|-----------|------------|---------
76| | Received| 2670.92

 

[DanteAmor]

Hi @, welcome to the forum!

Check if the following is what you need, change "myfile" to the name of your file.


Put the txt file in the same excel folder with the macro.

Sub Macro5()
  Dim wPath As String, wFile As String
  Application.ScreenUpdating = False
  Application.DisplayAlerts = False
  wPath = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\"
  wFile = "[COLOR=#ff0000]myfile[/COLOR]"
  Workbooks.OpenText Filename:=wPath & wFile & ".txt", Origin:=xlMSDOS, _
    StartRow:=1, DataType:=xlDelimited, TextQualifier:=xlNone, _
    ConsecutiveDelimiter:=False, Tab:=False, Semicolon:=False, Comma:=False, _
    Space:=False, Other:=True, OtherChar:="|", FieldInfo:=Array(Array(1, 1)), _
    TrailingMinusNumbers:=True
  ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=wPath & wFile & ".csv", _
    FileFormat:=xlCSV, CreateBackup:=False
  ActiveWorkbook.Close False
End Sub

 

[keithversi]

Hi @, welcome to the forum!

Check if the following is what you need, change "myfile" to the name of your file.


Put the txt file in the same excel folder with the macro.

Sub Macro5()
  Dim wPath As String, wFile As String
  Application.ScreenUpdating = False
  Application.DisplayAlerts = False
  wPath = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\"
  wFile = "[COLOR=#ff0000]myfile[/COLOR]"
  Workbooks.OpenText Filename:=wPath & wFile & ".txt", Origin:=xlMSDOS, _
    StartRow:=1, DataType:=xlDelimited, TextQualifier:=xlNone, _
    ConsecutiveDelimiter:=False, Tab:=False, Semicolon:=False, Comma:=False, _
    Space:=False, Other:=True, OtherChar:="|", FieldInfo:=Array(Array(1, 1)), _
    TrailingMinusNumbers:=True
  ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=wPath & wFile & ".csv", _
    FileFormat:=xlCSV, CreateBackup:=False
  ActiveWorkbook.Close False
End Sub

the same folder where the macro is stored?

 

[DanteAmor]

the same folder where the macro is stored?

It is right

 

[keithversi]

ok that is not what I was hoping for
is there a script I can use to convert this over ??
I have two issues with it the | is one deliminator and the headers don't have the | which I will be needing.

Thanks

 

[DanteAmor]

What did you expect?
You can upload 2 files to the cloud, a txt file with the original data and a csv file with the result of the first file conversion.

You could upload a copy of your file to a free site such www.dropbox.com. Once you do that, mark it for 'Sharing' and you will be given a link to the file that you can post here. If the workbook contains confidential information, you could replace it with generic data.