Import PDF into power query using vba

[CLINT WILLIAMS]

Hi all

I am trying into import a pdf file into power query using vba. the format of the pdf table is the same just the data changes. I want to try to make it generic so that I can import any pdf. I found some code trying to modify the code in blue but getting stuck

Sub Macro1()

Dim queryName As String, sourceFullName As String
Dim pqDestinationCell As Range

With ActiveSheet
' queryName = Replace(.Range("A1").Value, " ", "_")
' sourceFullName = .Range("A2").Value
' Set pqDestinationCell = .Range("A3")
queryName = Replace(.Range("A1").Value, " ", "_")
sourceFullName = .Range("A2").Value
Set pqDestinationCell = .Range("A3")
End With

ActiveWorkbook.Queries.Add Name:=queryName, Formula:= _
"let" & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & " Source = Pdf.Tables(File.Contents(""C:\Users\om05099\Desktop\RPS EASYFILE\2021\UPDATES\30082021\RPS SOA 2021 30082021.pdf""), [Implementation=""1.2""])," & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & " Table003 = Source{[Id=""[COLOR=rgb(44, 130, 201)]Table003[/COLOR]""]}[Data]," & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & " #""Changed Type"" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Table003,{{""Column1"", type date}, {""Column2"", type text}, {""Column3"", type text}, {""Column4"", typ" & _
"e text}, {""Column5"", type text}, {""Column6"", type text}, {""Column7"", type text}, {""Column8"", type text}, {""Column9"", type text}})" & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & "in" & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & " #""Changed Type"""

'
With ActiveSheet.ListObjects.Add(SourceType:=0, Source:= _
"OLEDB;Provider=Microsoft.Mashup.OleDb.1;Data Source=$Workbook$;Location=""" & queryName & """;Extended Properties=""""" _
, Destination:=pqDestinationCell).QueryTable
.CommandType = xlCmdSql
.CommandText = Array("SELECT * FROM [" & queryName & "]")
.RowNumbers = False
.FillAdjacentFormulas = False
.PreserveFormatting = True
.RefreshOnFileOpen = False
.BackgroundQuery = True
.RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
.SavePassword = False
.SaveData = True
.AdjustColumnWidth = True
.RefreshPeriod = 0
.PreserveColumnInfo = True
.ListObject.Name = queryName 'also assigns same value to .ListObject.DisplayName
.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
End With

End Sub

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks

 

[alansidman]

To start, instead of trying to make someone else code yours, I would turn on the macro recorder and run the steps manually. Then post your code to this site and explain what you wish to do with variables that need to replace recorded hard codes.

 

[CLINT WILLIAMS]

Hi

I did what you suggested and here is the code below. What I am attempting to do is create the path a variable to read from cell "A2" and so to the name of the pdf doc from "A1". The table name should also be variable and not a specific table name as below eg Table003 as other pdfs will different table names.

Sub Macro1()
'
' Macro1 Macro
'

'
ActiveWorkbook.Queries.Add Name:="Table003 (Page 1-5) (2)", Formula:= _
"let" & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & " Source = Pdf.Tables(File.Contents(""C:\Users\om05099\Desktop\RPS EASYFILE\2021\UPDATES\30082021\RPS SOA 2021 30082021.pdf""), [Implementation=""1.2""])," & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & " Table003 = Source{[Id=""Table003""]}[Data]," & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & " #""Changed Type"" = Table.TransformColumnTypes(Table003,{{""Column1"", type date}, {""Column2"", type text}, {""Column3"", type text}, {""Column4"", typ" & _
"e text}, {""Column5"", type text}, {""Column6"", type text}, {""Column7"", type text}, {""Column8"", type text}, {""Column9"", type text}})" & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & "in" & Chr(13) & "" & Chr(10) & " #""Changed Type"""


With ActiveSheet.ListObjects.Add(SourceType:=0, Source:= _
"OLEDB;Provider=Microsoft.Mashup.OleDb.1;Data Source=$Workbook$;Location=""Table003 (Page 1-5) (2)"";Extended Properties=""""" _
, Destination:=Range("$A$1")).QueryTable
.CommandType = xlCmdSql
.CommandText = Array("SELECT * FROM [Table003 (Page 1-5) (2)]")
.RowNumbers = False
.FillAdjacentFormulas = False
.PreserveFormatting = True
.RefreshOnFileOpen = False
.BackgroundQuery = True
.RefreshStyle = xlInsertDeleteCells
.SavePassword = False
.SaveData = True
.AdjustColumnWidth = True
.RefreshPeriod = 0
.PreserveColumnInfo = True
.ListObject.DisplayName = "Table003__Page_1_5___2"
.Refresh BackgroundQuery:=False
End With
Application.CommandBars("Queries and Connections").Visible = False
End Sub