Thank you both. I hadn't had the chance the above macro. I will report back how that turns out.
To answer your questions Paul, I already have all workbooks in one folder and there aren't any other files there. And any other new workbook I create is also saved in this folder. Workbooks are named for example: year_sequence_number: 2011_001; 2011_002, ... Thank you all for your help. regards, seba On 26 jan., 17:03, Paul Schreiner <schreiner_p...@att.net> wrote: > There are a several ways to accomplish this... > > Are all of the files in a single folder? > Are there other files there? > Or...how do you want to identify the files? > > We can: > A)use a sheet to list all of the files. > then, loop through the list and process each workbook. > > B)Place all of the files in one folder, then process each workbook in the > folder. > > The loops required to copy the data is pretty simple. > > Let me know what approach you'd like to take and I'd be glad > to help put together the macro. > > Paul > > ________________________________ > From: Seba <sebastjan.hri...@gmail.com> > To: MS EXCEL AND VBA MACROS <excel-macros@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Wed, January 26, 2011 5:52:59 AM > Subject: Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ build a database from multiple workbooks > > Hello, > > how can I upload the file, as I see in the notification, this is no > longer possible. > > However, if you can imagine my situation: > > I have data in columns from A to O and in rows from 1 to 100. The data > is in the same rows and columns in all workbooks. > Now I need the data to be copied from all this workbooks (and all new > ones I create) to a new workbook serving as a database. > > However all columns allways contain some data, whereas the rows may > not. It could be the case that only the 1st row contains any data. > > I hope this helps a bit. > > Thank you for the help. > > Best regards, > > seba > > On 17 jan., 18:38, ashish koul <koul.ash...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > send us the sample workbook > > > On Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 12:10 AM, Seba <sebastjan.hri...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hello all, > > > > I have a question regarding building a database. I have a workbook for > > > each of my projects. I would like to have a macro, which would extract/ > > > copy certain data (always in the same rows and columns) to a new > > > workbook, which would serve as a database. > > > > Could anyone please help? > > > > Thank you in advance. > > > > Best regards, > > > > seba > > > > -- > > >---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > Some important links for excel users: > > > 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : > > >http://twitter.com/exceldailytip > > > 2. Join our LinkedIN group @http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 > > > 3. Excel tutorials athttp://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com > > > 4. Learn VBA Macros athttp://www.quickvba.blogspot.com > > > 5. Excel Tips and Tricks athttp://exceldailytip.blogspot.com > > > > To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com > > > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > > > Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link > > >http://www.facebook.com/discussexcel > > > -- > > *Regards* > > * * > > *Ashish Koul* > > *akoul*.*blogspot*.com <http://akoul.blogspot.com/> > > *akoul*.wordpress.com <http://akoul.wordpress.com/> > > My Linkedin Profile <http://in.linkedin.com/pub/ashish-koul/10/400/830> > > > P Before printing, think about the environment. > > -- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Some important links for excel users: > 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links > :http://twitter.com/exceldailytip > 2. Join our LinkedIN group @http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 > 3. Excel tutorials athttp://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com > 4. Learn VBA Macros athttp://www.quickvba.blogspot.com > 5. Excel Tips and Tricks athttp://exceldailytip.blogspot.com > > To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com > > <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> > Like our page on facebook , Just follow below > linkhttp://www.facebook.com/discussexcel -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some important links for excel users: 1. Follow us on TWITTER for tips tricks and links : http://twitter.com/exceldailytip 2. Join our LinkedIN group @ http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1871310 3. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com 4. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.quickvba.blogspot.com 5. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Like our page on facebook , Just follow below link http://www.facebook.com/discussexcel
