Save as File Using Visual Basic Excel Macro

Post date: Feb 1, 2011 5:28:24 PM

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()

Application.DisplayAlerts = False

' Save file name and path into a variable

template_file = ActiveWorkbook.FullName

' Default directory would be c:\temp. Users however will have the ability to change where to save the file if need be.

' Notice that i'm only allowing the save as option to be of .txt format.

' I'm also attaching the current date to the file name.

fileSaveName = Application.GetSaveAsFilename( _

InitialFileName:="C:\temp\filename_" + VBA.Strings.Format(Now, "mmddyyyy") + ".txt", _

fileFilter:="Text Files (*.txt), *.txt")

If fileSaveName = False Then

Exit Sub

End If

' Save file as .txt TAB delimited

ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:= _

fileSaveName, FileFormat:=xlText, _

CreateBackup:=False

file_name_saved = ActiveWorkbook.FullName

MsgBox "Your Acct Rec upload file has been successfully created at: " & vbCr & vbCr & file_name_saved

' Go back to excel format after TAB delimited file has been created and saved

ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:= _

template_file, FileFormat:= _

xlNormal, Password:="", WriteResPassword:="", ReadOnlyRecommended:=False _

, CreateBackup:=False

Application.DisplayAlerts = True

End Sub