Combine multiple Excel files into one file

Combine multiple Excel files into one file

Hello

It’s crucial you know that 65,536 is the row limit to Microsoft Excel. Therefore it is impossible to store all the files in one Excel document if they exceed this limit. Otherwise if the data you have only consists of text columns and no graphs and fonts, the process isn’t that complicated.

Please follow this simple procedure that I have provided below:

1). Export every file you have into the CSV file format.

The CSV file format can be described as a file consisting of only texts and can be accessed by any text viewer. You can do this by choosing it in the format menu. It’s below the file name witch you can access by choosing the save as option.

2) Make use of the same solution to combine every text file to one another in order to create one file.

3) Open the file again using Excel then save it as a XLS file.

This saves the data in all kinds of binary representations that are supported by all spread sheet applications with text taking a small part.

NB: The limits to the rows only apply to the sheet and not the workbook. Also note that tough the limit has been increased in Microsoft Excel 2007, you will not be able to use that data on older Excel’s.

Here is another way around this which involves making use of a macro.

Private Sub ConcatenateAll()

Workbooks.Add
ChDir "C:"
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename: ="C:ConcatResults.xls"

CopyTargetBookmark = 1

For Each Workbook In Application.Workbooks
If Workbook.Name <> "ConcatResults.xls" And Workbook.Name <> "PERSONAL.XLS" Then
Workbook.Activate
Workbook.Worksheets(1).UsedRange.Copy
Workbooks("ConcatResults.xls").Activate
Range("A" & CopyTargetBookmark).Select
ActiveSheet.Paste
CopyTargetBookmark = CopyTargetBookmark + Workbook.Worksheets(1).UsedRange.Rows.Count
End If
Next Workbook

Execute the macro after you have opened all the workbooks at the same time.

The macro copies all the data from the fist sheet of each workbook, creates a new workbook and names it ConcatResults.xls then saves the copied data into it until when there are no more open workbooks that are being copied from. This new work book is saved in C:

This last solution seems complicated but its worth giving it a short.

Combine multiple Excel files into one file

Hi,

You have to make a file with a Master tracker, in the other sheet is the regionwise Client list to compile your work in only one file.

For example:

1. Open a new excel file then follow this.

Rename the sheet 1 to CLIENT MASTER LIST.

2. Then rename again the sheet to according to your tracker. Example.

Rename again the another sheet and so on.

3. Take a look in this example. The sheet 1 is WIMAX LUZON, sheet 2 is RRU change out and the last sheet is GAIN PLUS.

After you do this, save it.

Thanks.