Saving a Excel File into .txt format without quotes
This code does what you want.
LOGIC
- Save the File as a TAB delimited File in the user temp directory
- Read the text file in 1 go
- Replace
""
with blanks and write to the new file at the same time.
CODE
Private Declare Function GetTempPath Lib "kernel32" Alias "GetTempPathA" _
(ByVal nBufferLength As Long, ByVal lpBuffer As String) As Long
Private Const MAX_PATH As Long = 260
'~~> Change this where and how you want to save the file
Const FlName = "C:\Users\Siddharth Rout\Desktop\MyWorkbook.txt"
Sub Sample()
Dim tmpFile As String
Dim MyData As String, strData() As String
Dim entireline As String
Dim filesize As Integer
'~~> Create a Temp File
tmpFile = TempPath & Format(Now, "ddmmyyyyhhmmss") & ".txt"
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=tmpFile _
, FileFormat:=xlText, CreateBackup:=False
'~~> Read the entire file in 1 Go!
Open tmpFile For Binary As #1
MyData = Space$(LOF(1))
Get #1, , MyData
Close #1
strData() = Split(MyData, vbCrLf)
'~~> Get a free file handle
filesize = FreeFile()
'~~> Open your file
Open FlName For Output As #filesize
For i = LBound(strData) To UBound(strData)
entireline = Replace(strData(i), """", "")
'~~> Export Text
Print #filesize, entireline
Next i
Close #filesize
MsgBox "Done"
End Sub
Function TempPath() As String
TempPath = String$(MAX_PATH, Chr$(0))
GetTempPath MAX_PATH, TempPath
TempPath = Replace(TempPath, Chr$(0), "")
End Function
SNAPSHOTS
Actual Workbook
After Saving
Ummm, How about this.
Copy your cells.
Open Notepad.
Paste.
Look no quotes, no inverted commas, and retains special characters, which is what the OP asked for. Its also delineated by carriage returns, same as the attached pict which the OP didn't mention as a bad thing (or a good thing).
Not really sure why a simple answer, that delivers the desired results, gets me a negative mark.
I see this question is already answered, but wanted to offer an alternative in case someone else finds this later.
Depending on the required delimiter, it is possible to do this without writing any code. The original question does not give details on the desired output type but here is an alternative:
PRN File Type
The easiest option is to save the file as a "Formatted Text (Space Delimited)" type. The VBA code line would look similar to this:
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs FileName:=myFileName, FileFormat:=xlTextPrinter, CreateBackup:=False
In Excel 2007, this will annoyingly put a .prn file extension on the end of the filename, but it can be changed to .txt by renaming manually.
In Excel 2010, you can specify any file extension you want in the Save As dialog.
One important thing to note: the number of delimiters used in the text file is related to the width of the Excel column.
Observe:
Becomes: