Copy from source worksheet in source workbook, PasteSpecial into target worksheet in a new workbook "Fails".

[OaklandJim]

I am trying to help another list member. He wants data in a specific column in a source worksheet in a source workbook copied to a range in a target worksheet in a new workbook. I am close but when I try to PasteSpecial values into the worksheet in the new workbook I get an error message stating that PasteSpecial Method of Range Class failed.

I know that I am missing something basic here?! Thanks for the assistance.

The workbook is HERE.

Here is code.

Sub MakeTemplateFiles()

    Dim rCell As Range
    
    Dim rColHeaders As Range
    
    Dim iLoopsMade As Long
    
    Dim iDataColFound As Long
    
'   Unknown # of headers are in row 1 starting in column A.
    Set rColHeaders = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Table").Range("1:1")
    
'   Loop to process all columns whose header is like "SN*"
    Do
        iLoopsMade = iLoopsMade + 1
        
        Set rCell = rColHeaders.Cells(1, iLoopsMade)
        
        If rCell.Value Like "SN*" _
         Then
            iDataColFound = iDataColFound + 1
            
            Call CreateTemplateFile(iDataColFound, rCell)
            
        End If
        
        ThisWorkbook.Worksheets("Table").Activate
    
    Loop Until rCell = ""

End Sub

Sub CreateTemplateFile(piFileNum As Long, prDataAnchorCell As Range)

'   Set to new workbook created.
    Dim wbTemplate As Workbook
    
'   Set to target worksheet in the new workbook.
    Dim wsTarget As Worksheet
    
'   Find last occupied cell in the data column.
    Dim iLastCellInColData As Long
    
'   Get count of data items in the columnar range.
    Dim iDataItemsInColumn As Long
    
'   Path and filename of new workbook.
    Dim sPath As String
    
'   Set location and name of the new target workbook created below.
    sPath = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & "Template" & piFileNum & ".xlsx"
    
'   Kill existing file if it exists. This chokes if the file is open.
    If Dir(sPath) <> "" _
     Then
        On Error Resume Next
        Kill sPath
        On Error GoTo 0
    End If
    
'   Find last occupied row in the data column.
    iLastCellInColData = prDataAnchorCell.Offset(10000).End(xlUp).Row
    
'   Get count of cells to transfer.
    iDataItemsInColumn = iLastCellInColData - prDataAnchorCell.Row
    
'   Copy data for the current data column.
    prDataAnchorCell.Resize(iDataItemsInColumn + 1).Copy
    
'   Create the new target workbook.
    Set wbTemplate = Workbooks.Add
    
    With ActiveWorkbook
    
'       SaveAs the ActiveWorkbook
        .SaveAs Filename:=sPath
        
'       Target worksheet is sheet 1 in the ActiveWorkbook
        Set wsTarget = .Worksheets(1)
        
        With wsTarget
        
 '          Activate the target (first) worksheet in the ActiveWorkbook.
            .Activate
            
'           Name the target worksheet in the AciveWorkbook.
            .Name = "Template" & piFileNum
            
'           1st column header in target worksheet (in the target workbook) is always the same.
            .Cells(1) = "a/a"
            
'           Header text for data column.
            .Cells(1, 2) = "SN" & piFileNum
            
'           Paste values from source worksheet in source workbook into target worksheet in the
'           ActiveWorkbook (i.e., the target workbook). Always paste into column 2.
            .Cells(2, 2).PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues  '<= DOES NOT WORK
        
        End With
                
        Application.CutCopyMode = False
        
        Application.DisplayAlerts = False
        
        .Save
        
        .Close
        
    End With

End Sub

 

[OaklandJim]

A different syntax works. In the second sub above this does what is expected.

        prDataAnchorCell.Offset(1).Resize(iDataItemsInColumn).Copy _
        wsTarget.Cells(2, 2)