VBA: Convert spreadsheet to .txt file

iand5

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Hi, I currently have the following code to convert a spreadsheet into a .txt file:

Code:
Sub Macro1()


'Saves the Activesheet to the Desktop as a text file with a different extension
Dim newFile As String, fName As String, gName, fileSaveName
    gName = "FGM_"
    fName = Range("A2").Value
    newFile = gName & " " & fName & " " & Format$(Date, "dd-mm-yyyy")
    fileSaveName = Application.GetSaveAsFilename(newFile, "Text (MS-DOS) (*.txt), *.txt")
    ThisWorkbook.SaveAs fileSaveName, xlTextMSDOS
End Sub

My spreadsheet is filtered so that only certain values are displayed. Whenever I run the macro it converts the spreadsheet into a .txt file. The problem is that the .txt file contains the cells that are hidden.

Is there a possible way to convert a spreadsheet into a .txt file that only displays filtered values?
 

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I don't think the .SaveAs allows you to select filtered and non-filtered values.
A possible alternative is to copy/pastespecial your spreadsheet into a new one and then apply the .SaveAs [name], xlTextMSDOS
 
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