Open up all .txt files and import into Excel workbook off partial conditions

ItalianPlatinum

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  2. 2019
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I am looking for a way to open up .txt files and move them to an excel workbook to then format it to the way I want to so its legible. The issue I am running into is the files naming conventions are very unique. So I don't know how to call the VBA to open and loop through each file. For example:

CONTROL_FUNNA_US_D_20240408182134
CONTROL_FOFNA_US_D_20240408182052

Each file will have multiple occurrences and are saved with the Year month date hour minute and seconds at the end (YYYYMMDDHHMMSS). But for the sake of what I am trying to do I just need one by one open inserted into its respective sheet and formatted. With the file name next to the record that it came from. I am sure there is an easy way to do it but not sure I can currently find a way

FUN has its own sheet
FOF has is own sheet

Appreciate you taking the time to look as always :)
 

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Take a look here, which shows you how to loop through all the files in a folder with a specific partial value in the file name:
 
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Just want to share just in case anyone else would find use. I added additional components to capture it to pull based off todays date in the file name and create sPartial just for ease of reviewing.

VBA Code:
Option Explicit
Sub Summary()
Dim fName As String, fPath As String, sPartial As String, wb As Workbook

fPath = "\\XXX\XXXX\XXX\XXXX\XXXX\XXXXXX" 'substitute actual path is not in same directory as host workbook.
sPartial = "CONTROL_FUNNA_US_D_" & Year(Now) & IIf(Len(Month(Now)) = 1, "0" & Month(Now), Month(Now)) & IIf(Len(Day(Now)) = 1, "0" & Day(Now), Day(Now)) & "*.txt"

If Right(fPath, 1) <> "\" Then fPath = fPath & "\"
fName = Dir(fPath & sPartial)
    Do While fName <> ""
        Set wb = Workbooks.Open(fPath & fName)
        'enter yet to be written code here
        wb.Close 'True or False to either save or not save workbook after code runs.
        fName = Dir
    Loop

End Sub
 
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