VBA - dat file and loop to get certain cells

george hart

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I'm trying to open a dat file, loop through it to get data in column "A" which reads "CC" and place in a Spreadsheet. I have the following code but falls over at "Set wb = Workbooks.OpenText(filename:=(folderPath & filename),....".

Any help most appreciated


Code:
Sub Get_Files()




Dim folderPath As String
Dim filename As String
Dim wb As Workbook
  
    folderPath = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & "Imports" & "\"
    strPath = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & "Archive" & "\"
        
    If Right(folderPath, 1) <> "\" Then folderPath = folderPath + "\"
    
    filename = Dir(folderPath & "*.dat")
    If filename = "" Then MsgBox "The Imports folder is empty, you need the appropriate Dat files in order to run this Macro", vbInformation, "Emtpy Folder Alert"
    If filename = "" Then Exit Sub
    Do While filename <> ""
        Set wb = Workbooks.OpenText(filename:=(folderPath & filename), Origin:=xlMSDOS, StartRow:=1, DataType:=xlDelimited, TextQualifier:= _
        xlNone, ConsecutiveDelimiter:=False, Tab:=True, Semicolon:=False, Comma _
        :=True, Space:=False, Other:=False, FieldInfo:=Array(Array(1, 1), Array(2, _
        1), Array(3, 2), Array(4, 1), Array(5, 1), Array(6, 1), Array(7, 1)), _
        TrailingMinusNumbers:=True)
        Call Get_Data
        strFileName = Format(Now(), "yyyy-mm-dd") & "_" & ActiveWorkbook.Name & "CSV"
        wb.SaveAs filename:=strPath & strFileName, FileFormat:=xlCSV
        wb.Close SaveChanges:=False
        
filename = Dir
    Loop


    Kill folderPath & "*.Dat"
End Sub
 

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