VBA Tool to Merge Excel Files from a Folder
Merge Excel Files
From last few months, we have been receiving frequent requests from users for a VBA tool which can consolidate Excel files from a folder. So here we come with one more free VBA tool from ExcelSirJi team. With this Excel Consolidator tool, you will be able to consolidate data from all Excel files in a folder.
Merge Multiple Excel Files into One Excel File
Please note that:
- Tool will only consolidate active sheet of each file
- All files should have same column header for accurate consolidation
- Tool supports consolidation of .xls, .xlsx and .xlsm files
- Row one of each file is considered as Header row
'This function loops through all Excel files available in the folder
'and consolidates the data of active sheet
Public Sub ConsolidateFiles()
   '
   Dim objFileSys As Object
   Dim objFiles As Object
   Dim objFile As Object
   Dim strExtn As String
   Dim bIsHeaderAdded As Boolean
   Dim wkbFile As Workbook
   Dim wksSheet As Worksheet
   Dim lConsolCounter As Long
   '
   'Validate
   If Trim(wksConsol.Range("C3").Value) = "" Then
       MsgBox "Please select a folder to proceed", vbInformation
       Exit Sub
   End If
   '
   'Clear old data
   wksConsol.Range("5:" & wksConsol.Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeLastCell).Row + 10).Delete
   '
   On Error GoTo Error_Import
   '
   Set objFileSys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemobject")
   Set objFiles = objFileSys.GetFolder(wksConsol.Range("C3").Value & "\")
   '
   bIsHeaderAdded = False
   lConsolCounter = 6
   For Each objFile In objFiles.Files
       strExtn = LCase(Right(objFile.Path, InStr(1, StrReverse(objFile.Path), ".")))
       If strExtn = ".xls" Or strExtn = ".xlsx" Or strExtn = ".xlsm" Then
           'Open the file
           Set wkbFile = Workbooks.Open(objFile.Path, False, True)
           Set wksSheet = wkbFile.ActiveSheet
           '
           'Copy header
           If bIsHeaderAdded = False Then
               wksSheet.Range("1:1").Copy wksConsol.Range("A5")
               bIsHeaderAdded = True
           End If
           '
           'Copy content
           If wksSheet.Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeLastCell).Row > 1 Then
               wksSheet.Range("2:" & wksSheet.Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeLastCell).Row).Copy wksConsol.Range("A" & lConsolCounter)
               lConsolCounter = lConsolCounter + wksSheet.Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeLastCell).Row - 1
           End If
           '
           'Close the file
           wkbFile.Close False
       End If
   Next
   '
   MsgBox "Done", vbInformation
   '
   Exit Sub
   '
Error_Import:
   MsgBox "Unable to consolidate files" & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & "Error: " & Err.Description, vbCritical
   Exit Sub
   '
End Sub
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How to use this tool:
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- Save the following attachment in your system Excel Consolidator Tool
- Unzip the file and open
- Browse the folder which has the Excel files you want to consolidate
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- Download the tool from here
- Click on ‘Consolidate’ button
- Done, tool will consolidate
data from each file and show the confirmation once completed
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excelsirji, the code seems to work fine, however I’m getting this error at the end of the macro: Unable to consolidate files Error: Excel cannot open this file ‘~$20201211.xlsx’ because the file format or file extension is not valid……
When in fact it does consolidate the files properly and there is no file with that name. I’m guessing it is trying to open the ‘temp file’ that is created each time a file is opened, but I’m not sure how to resolve the error. Don
Great information brothers
Thank you mate 🙂