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renantropico
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Nov 27, 2019

Import txt VBA macro changing date format in random cells

Hello! Every time that I run a vba script to import an specific txt file, it changes the date format of some cells. If I do the import manually, it doesn't change anything. I'm from Brazil so ...
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alandorss
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Nov 27, 2019

renantropico Ohhh date formats. I changed my input language to german and what a pain! In anycase, have you had any luck with the format function? format(now(), "yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss")

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renantropico
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Nov 28, 2019

alandorss 

Hey!
Thank you for the help

This works but I have more than 2000 lines to do it. It takes so long line by line.

I did this:

n = Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row

For i = 1 To n
Cells(i, 16) = Format(Cells(i, 15), "dd-mm-yyyy hh:mm:ss")
Next i

 

Any type to go faster?

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    alandorss
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    Nov 28, 2019

    Hi, I found this helps quite a bit. disable calculation and also screen updating. Run the disable before the code and then enable it after. Use caution as if you hit an error, your sheet will be in calculation manual. run the enablescreenupdating by itself to change it back

     

     

    Sub subDisableScreenUpdating()
    With Excel.Application
        .ScreenUpdating = FALSE
        .Calculation = Excel.xlCalculationManual
        .EnableEvents = FALSE
    End With
End Sub

Sub subEnableScreenUpdating()
    With Excel.Application
        .ScreenUpdating = TRUE
        .Calculation = Excel.xlCalculationAutomatic
        .EnableEvents = TRUE
    End With
End Sub

     

    Have a look but maybe there is a way to format a range vs a cell.

     

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      renantropico
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      Dec 02, 2019

      alandorss Thank you very much, this helped a lot with the long execution time.

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