VBA to open 2 workbooks(name changes on 1), copy and paste data and drag down existing formula

[cdalgorta]

Hi,
Thank you in advance. This one is a bit long. Sorry!

So I download a file daily and I use that to replace the data on another file which is 1 of my database excels for my main template.
The VBA that I'd need would be the following:
* Open both Excels(I'm guessing they have to be opened for this to work).
The daily new data always goes to my "Downloads" file, the name always starts with "Additional info looker Standard Unlimited " followed by the date and then random characters(I delete the one from the previous day, so there will always only be 1 file in my downloads that starts with "Additional info looker Standard Unlimited ".
There is only 1 sheet on the workbook and the name is always "Additional info looker Standard".

I need to copy all columns from A to S. The number of rows always changes(could be more, could be less), but it's between 100k to 200k(if that matters). Also, not sure if this matters as well, but A1 is empty as you can see in the image.

*By the way, this daily download file is a .csv file.*

Now, the file I need to paste the data in, is here:
C:\Users\cristian\Desktop\Standard Aging Local
Name: Additional Info Lookup Data
Sheet name: Additional Info Lookup

There are formulas on columns T and U, so I was thinking that the best way to do it, would be with a VBA that deletes everything below Row 3, paste the data from the previous file into this one from A2 to S2 all the way down, and then drag the formulas on T2 and U2 all the way down until the last row of the new data. And that would finish what I need.

P.S. If possible, I think a VBA that turns "Calculation Options" to "Manual" before opening the 2nd file with the formulas, and then another one that triggers "Calculate Now" after dragging down the formulas on T2 and U2, would make this better. For some reason, "sometimes" when I open the workbook with the formulas, it starts recalculating the formulas even though I just opened it and nothing has changed. I have to remind myself to click "manual" before I open any excel with formulas or I have to wait for the thing to finish calculating...

P.P.S If possible as well, a VBA to close the 1st file at the very end would be great. I know the VBA to close a file with a fixed name, but not when the file name changes and only part of the name is fixed, "Additional info looker Standard Unlimited ".

Thank you so much in advance! I'm thinking of paying for a Coursera VBA course so that I can start helping others here as well instead of just asking for help. Hahaha. There are quiet a few, so any recommendations from the experts would be greatly appreciate it!

Cristian

 

[johnnyL]

So at the last yellow line pictured, post #37, You tapped the 'F8' key and then got the error correct?

 

[cdalgorta]

So at the last yellow line pictured, post #37, You tapped the 'F8' key and then got the error correct?

Correct

 

[johnnyL]

Ok, so that means,
1) either the sheet name in the destination file is not named exactly as Additional Info Lookup
2) the previous couple of lines are not producing the desired result.

Is the sheet name in the destination file named exactly as Additional Info Lookup?

 

[cdalgorta]

Ok, so that means,
1) either the sheet name in the destination file is not named exactly as Additional Info Lookup
2) the previous couple of lines are not producing the desired result.

Is the sheet name in the destination file named exactly as Additional Info Lookup?

Yes

Edit: Sh*t. I just tried to edit the name and there was a space at the end of Lookup. That was probably the issue. I'll try now

 

[johnnyL]

Is the name of the destination file
Additional Info Lookup Data.xlsx

 

[johnnyL]

Edit: Sh*t. I just tried to edit the name and there was a space at the end of Lookup. That was probably the issue. I'll try now

I agree because that is about the only thing it can be if you reached that line in yellow.

 

[johnnyL]

You good now? Bedtime is arriving for me.

 

[cdalgorta]

I agree because that is about the only thing it can be if you reached that line in yellow.

Yes that was it for that error. Now there is another error
After deleting the space, your VBA works with the sample data perfectly, but it does not work with the original file. I left it at a random 59000 rows and it gives error. I did the F8 thing you showed me and it keeps looping in this part(like the note says). When the Yellow line goes over "Next", I press F8 and it goes back to yellow on the one in the picture.

If I set the breakpoint where the image below shows, it crashes automatically. Anywhere else above that and it won't crash, but it will go back to a loop above.

 

[cdalgorta]

You good now? Bedtime is arriving for me.

Sorry about that. You can come back to this tomorrow or next weekend if you have time. I don't want you to lose sleep because you wanted to help me. I really appreciate all the help so far.

 

[johnnyL]

Once you hit that first yellow line in your last picture ... that is a loop to go through all of the rows of the csv file data.

At that point you can select a new break point of the red dot shown at the bottom of your last pic. Instead of continuing to hit the 'F8' button when you are in the code loop, you can tap the 'F5' button once and it should run all the way to where you set the new break point.