VBA to open SaveAs dialog box in specific folder

Holley

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Hello again! Once again I come asking for your help. I have a macro that does everything I want it to, until the end. The file is being opened on a personal drive (D: ), but I would like to save it on a network drive (G: ). Everything works, even converts from .txt to .xlsx except it keeps opening the dialog box on the personal drive (Drive D where the file originates). This will be ran regularly and will need to be saved on the G drive with the only thing changing is the file name, which is why I want the prompt to open. Any help would be most appreciated. Below is the code I am using. Thank you in advance!!

VBA Code:
Sub KP()
'
' KP Macro
'
' Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+P
'
    Cells.Select
    Selection.Columns.AutoFit
    ActiveSheet.Range("$A$1:$G$126").RemoveDuplicates Columns:=4, Header:=xlYes
    ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("CUST601").sort.SortFields.Clear
    ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("CUST601").sort.SortFields.Add2 Key:=Range( _
        "E2:E126"), SortOn:=xlSortOnValues, Order:=xlAscending, DataOption:= _
        xlSortNormal
    With ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("kohl601").sort
        .SetRange Range("A1:G126")
        .Header = xlYes
        .MatchCase = False
        .Orientation = xlTopToBottom
        .SortMethod = xlPinYin
        .Apply
    End With
    Columns("F:F").Select
    Selection.Style = "Currency"
    Range("F3").Select
    Selection.End(xlDown).Select
     Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible)(1).Select
     ChDir "G:\"
    Dim wb As Boolean
       wb = Application.Dialogs(xlDialogSaveAs).Show(File_Name, 51)
End Sub
 

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Option 1
VBA Code:
ChDrive "G:\"   'To set the default drive
ChDir "G:\"       'To set the default folder on that drive
Dim wb As Boolean

Option 2
VBA Code:
    Dim wb As Boolean
    File_Name = "G:\" & File_Name
    wb = Application.Dialogs(xlDialogSaveAs).Show(File_Name, 51)

Option 3 - Sklip Dialog Box
VBA Code:
ThisWorkbook.SaveAs("G:\" & File_Name & ".xlsx")
 
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Thanks!! I've tried both Opt 1 and 2, with the same results. When I saw
VBA Code:
ChDrive "G:\"
I thought that would do it and felt dumb that I didn't include to change the drive, but that didn't work either. I do need the dialog box as the file name will change each time.
 
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Thanks!! I've tried both Opt 1 and 2, with the same results. When I saw
VBA Code:
ChDrive "G:\"
I thought that would do it and felt dumb that I didn't include to change the drive, but that didn't work either. I do need the dialog box as the file name will change each time.
"G" is a network drive. Not sure if that is causing the issue...
 
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All 3 worked for me with G being a network drive. Try this to see if the drive is being changed (I have no idea why it would not change):

VBA Code:
ChDrive "G:\"   'To set the default drive (only first letter is read)
ChDir "G:\"       'To set the default folder on that drive
msgbox CurDir    'Show the current drive:\folderpath

Is the first range specified never going to change?
This would select the entire block around A1:
VBA Code:
ActiveSheet.Range("A1").CurrentRegion.RemoveDuplicates Columns:=4, Header:=xlYes

Regarding Option 3, if the name does not depend on files already in the save folder, you could popup an input box and use the non-zero length reply to populate

VBA Code:
Sub Option3()

    Dim File_Name
    Dim sSaveLocation
    
    sSaveLocation = "G:\SomeFolder\"
    
    File_Name = InputBox("Enter the save filename for the workbook in G", "Enter Filename")
    If Len(File_Name) > 0 Then
        ThisWorkbook.SaveAs (sSaveLocation & File_Name & ".xlsx")
    Else
        MsgBox "No filename entered.  Edited workbook not saved.", vbCritical, "No Filename Entered"
    End If
    
End Sub
 
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Thanks again for your help! The below does show the G drive when ran
VBA Code:
ChDrive "G:\"   'To set the default drive (only first letter is read)
ChDir "G:\"       'To set the default folder on that drive
msgbox CurDir    'Show the current drive:\folderpath
But when trying to save, it always reverts back to the D Drive.

Option 3 I really like a lot! Seems to take me to the G drive, but I get a run time 1004 error. The original file is a .txt that we are saving as .xlsx. This would be the perfect fix.
View attachment 74546 View attachment 74547
 
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I really do not understand why the default changes back. Try this:

Sub Option3v1()

Dim File_Name
Dim sSaveLocation

sSaveLocation = "G:\SomeFolder\"
File_Name = InputBox("Enter the save filename for the workbook in G", "Enter Filename")

If Len(File_Name) > 0 Then
ActiveSheet.Copy 'Copies current worksheet to new workbook and that workbook becomes the ActiveWorkbook
'It has never been stored before and SHOULD have no memory of a save location
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs _
Filename:=sSaveLocation & File_Name & ".xlsx", _
FileFormat:=xlOpenXMLWorkbook, CreateBackup:=False
Else
MsgBox "No filename entered. Edited workworksheet not saved as new workbook.", vbCritical, "No Filename Entered"
End If

End Sub
 
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Thanks again, but I got an error message that it couldn't save the file type. I kept playing with it and was able to get it to run by changing the sSaveLocation="\\network location" versus the drive letter. Once that was changed, it worked perfectly. I'm guessing may be a security setting possibly?

Thank you so much for your help! I love the way Option 3 works and also appreciate the suggestion below
VBA Code:
ActiveSheet.Range("A1").CurrentRegion.RemoveDuplicates Columns:=4, Header:=xlYes

Here is my complete code, need to clean it up a bit, but it works

VBA Code:
Sub KP()
'
' KP Macro
'
' Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+P
'

    ActiveSheet.Name = "sheet1"
    SaveToDirectory = "G:\ "
    Cells.Select
    Selection.Columns.AutoFit
ActiveSheet.Range("A1").CurrentRegion.RemoveDuplicates Columns:=4, Header:=xlYes
    ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("sheet1").sort.SortFields.Clear
    ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("sheet1").sort.SortFields.Add2 Key:=Range( _
        "E2:E126"), SortOn:=xlSortOnValues, Order:=xlAscending, DataOption:= _
        xlSortNormal
    With ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("sheet1").sort
        .SetRange Range("A1:G126")
        .Header = xlYes
        .MatchCase = False
        .Orientation = xlTopToBottom
        .SortMethod = xlPinYin
        .Apply
    End With
        Columns("F:F").Select
        Selection.Style = "Currency"
        Range("F3").Select
        Selection.End(xlDown).Select
        Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible)(1).Select
    '  SetCurrentDirectoryA "\\server\share\share folders\Reports "
    '  ChDrive "G:\"   'To set the default drive (only first letter is read)
    '  ChDir "G:\"       'To set the default folder on that drive
    '  wb = Application.Dialogs(xlDialogSaveAs).Show(File_Name, 51)
'MsgBox CurDir    'Show the current drive:\folderpath
 'sSaveLocation = "G:\”
    
    File_Name = InputBox("Enter the save filename format must be 'date 00-00-00 Report'", "Enter Filename")
    sSaveLocation = "\\server\share\share folders\Reports\"
    
  '  File_Name = InputBox("Enter the save filename for the workbook in P", "Enter Filename")
    If Len(File_Name) > 0 Then
        'ThisWorkbook.SaveAs (sSaveLocation & File_Name & ".xlsx")
        'ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs fileName:=fileName 'default ext
         ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs (sSaveLocation & File_Name & ".xlsx")
         'ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs fileName:=SaveToDirectory & File_Name & ".xlsx", FileFormat:=51
    Else
        MsgBox "No filename entered.  Edited workbook not saved.", vbCritical, "No Filename Entered"
    End If
End Sub
 
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Glad you got it to work. Added a few things and had a question or 2.

VBA Code:
Option Explicit     'Tools | Options | Require Variable Declarations     will automatically add this to all new modules

Sub KP()
'
' KP Macro
'
' Keyboard Shortcut: Ctrl+Shift+P
'
    'I always declare variables - it has saved me a lot of time over the years
    Dim SaveToDirectory As String
    Dim lLastDataRow As Long
    Dim sSaveLocation As String
    Dim File_Name As String
    Dim sDateString As String
    
                                'I also use prefixes to distinguish the variable type, some folks do not
                                ' this is an article the discusses pros and cons for 'Hungarian notation'
                                'https://softwareengineering.stackexchange.com/questions/39771

    ActiveSheet.Name = "sheet1"
    SaveToDirectory = "G:\ "
    
    'Most things do not have to be selected to be acted upon (some graph elements are an exception)
    'Replace next 2 lines with 3rd
'    Cells.Select
'    Selection.Columns.AutoFit
    Cells.Columns.AutoFit

    With ActiveSheet
        .AutoFilterMode = False  'To make sure the sheet was not left in a filtered state
        .Range("A1").CurrentRegion.RemoveDuplicates Columns:=4, Header:=xlYes
    End With
    'Using the With statement and objects starting with a . to reference the with statement
    '  processes more quickly.  Not significant for a single pass, but can be very important
    '  inside a processing loop
    With ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("sheet1")
        lLastDataRow = .Cells(.Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row  'Find the last row with data in column 1 (A)
        .Sort.SortFields.Clear
        'Changed the last row from a fixed number to the actual last row
        .Sort.SortFields.Add Key:=Range("E2:E" & lLastDataRow), _
            SortOn:=xlSortOnValues, Order:=xlAscending, DataOption:=xlSortNormal
        With .Sort
            .SetRange ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("sheet1").Range("A1:G" & lLastDataRow)
            .Header = xlYes
            .MatchCase = False
            .Orientation = xlTopToBottom
            .SortMethod = xlPinYin
            .Apply
        End With
'        Columns("F:F").Select
'        Selection.Style = "Currency"
        .Columns("F:F").Style = "Currency"
        
        'Next few rows is a bit confusing, unless you have filtered the data and are doing something
        '  with the visible cells
'        Range("F3").Select             'This will select F3
'        Selection.End(xlDown).Select   'This will select the cell above the next blank cell in column F
'        Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible)(1).Select    'This will select A1

        'Not sure what you are trying to do here, but here are some possibilities

        'This will select all visible cells in column F from F3 down
        .Range(.Range("F3"), .Cells(.Rows.Count, 6).End(xlUp)).SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible).Select
        
        'But if it is a 'normal' data set with the  all used columns for all used rows having some
        '  this will also work to select all visible cells in column F from F3 down
        .Range("F3:F" & lLastDataRow).Select
        
        'What is the intent behind this line?
        .Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeVisible)(1).Select
        
        
    '  SetCurrentDirectoryA "\\server\share\share folders\Reports "
    '  ChDrive "G:\"   'To set the default drive (only first letter is read)
    '  ChDir "G:\"       'To set the default folder on that drive
    '  wb = Application.Dialogs(xlDialogSaveAs).Show(File_Name, 51)
    'MsgBox CurDir    'Show the current drive:\folderpath
    'sSaveLocation = "G:\”
       
       'I am not sure if your date is in a YMD format, but that format makes it easier to sort.
       'Also ISO 8601 (see Wikipedia) and I both like yyyy-mm-dd for a standard date format.
       sDateString = Format(Now(), "yy-mm-dd")
       File_Name = InputBox("Enter the save filename format must be 'date 00-00-00 Report'", "Enter Filename", _
           "date " & sDateString & " Report")
       sSaveLocation = "\\server\share\share folders\Reports\"
    
  '  File_Name = InputBox("Enter the save filename for the workbook in P", "Enter Filename")
        If Len(File_Name) > 0 Then
            'ThisWorkbook.SaveAs (sSaveLocation & File_Name & ".xlsx")
            'ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs fileName:=fileName 'default ext
             ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs (sSaveLocation & File_Name & ".xlsx")
             'ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs fileName:=SaveToDirectory & File_Name & ".xlsx", FileFormat:=51
        Else
            MsgBox "No filename entered.  Edited workbook not saved.", vbCritical, "No Filename Entered"
        End If
    End With
End Sub
 
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Solution
Oh my gosh! This is absolutely perfect! I really appreciate your explanations on the code! I recorded my steps then attempted to tweak it for a weekly process. You have also helped me learn a bit more about coding. Thank you so much for all of your help!
 
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