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Copy rows to new sheet based on criteria?

Asked by: pillbug22

Hi all-

Is there a way to have rows of data "copied" to a new sheet, based on a specific criteria?

Assume we have a file with a YTD sheet, and a sheet for each month.

We are importing external data into YTD sheet from a database, and would like the data for each month to also appear on it's specific sheet. Right now, we are importing the YTD data, then sorting by date (a column in the data), then manually copying and pasting each month's data into the seperate sheets.

Is there a formula or something to use on the monthly sheets so that we just update the YTD data and the monthly sheets auto-update?

Thanks-

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Answers

 

by: Glenn_MoorePosted on 2006-10-12 at 07:21:05ID: 17715543

pillbug22,
     To answer your question; the answer is yes.  What is necessary to know is the input format of the external data(is it csv(comma separated value), are the field names in the first row?  Where is the date field?  Where in the imported date is the date available to create the new sheet with month information?  
     We are talking about generating Visual Basic Code to accomplish this.  Please provide the field names of all fields, and it would be very helpful to provide an example of the data.  The first 2 rows of the imported sheet will provide this information.
Glenn

 

by: matthewspatrickPosted on 2006-10-12 at 07:36:13ID: 17715702

Hi pillbug22,

Echoing Glenn, please provide a sample file.  If you do not have your own web space to upload the sample to, you
can use www.ee-stuff.com.

BTW, why split each month to its own sheet?  That only makes your analysis harder...

Regards,

Patrick

 

by: pillbug22Posted on 2006-10-12 at 07:57:59ID: 17715940

I'll post a sample link - we have a general YTD analysis, but some of the "reviewers" of this info want to be able to take away some clutter and look at only a month at a time if so desired.

The data is coming from a SQL database.

I am assuming we will refresh the YTD sheet from the database, then the Jan sheet (and others) would auto-update based on the new YTD data. I am wanting to copy rows to the monthly sheets based on the "CreateDateTime" field.

Sample with 5 rows of data: http://www.medicalcityhospital.com/CPM/sample.xls

 

by: Glenn_MoorePosted on 2006-10-12 at 10:20:40ID: 17717322

I have had a chance to begin below is the code that selects the correct month.  Next It must copy the data to YTD and wsMonth.  
Sub YTDMonth()
    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    Dim wbSource As Workbook
    Dim wsSource As Worksheet
    Dim wsMatch As Worksheet
    Dim wsMonth As Worksheet
    Dim r1 As Integer, r2 As Integer, r3 As Integer, c1 As Integer, monthz As Integer, lcnt As Integer
    Set wbSource = ThisWorkbook    'choosing the active workbook as workbook
    Set wsMatch = wbSource.Sheets("Raw Data")         'defining the worksheet as GAF
    Set wsSource = wbSource.Sheets("YTD")         'defining the worksheet as Retail_Poe
    r1 = 2
    monthz = month(wsMatch.Cells(r1, 5))
    Select Case monthz    'defining the worksheet as Template
         Case 1
         Set wsMonth = wbSource.Sheets("Jan")
          Case 2
         Set wsMonth = wbSource.Sheets("Feb")
         Case 3
         Set wsMonth = wbSource.Sheets("Mar")
         Case 4
         Set wsMonth = wbSource.Sheets("Apr")
         Case 5
         Set wsMonth = wbSource.Sheets("May")
         Case 6
         Set wsMonth = wbSource.Sheets("Jun")
         Case 7
         Set wsMonth = wbSource.Sheets("Jul")
         Case 8
         Set wsMonth = wbSource.Sheets("Aug")
          Case 9
         Set wsMonth = wbSource.Sheets("Sep")
         Case 10
         Set wsMonth = wbSource.Sheets("Oct")
         Case 11
         Set wsMonth = wbSource.Sheets("Nov")
         Case 12
         Set wsMonth = wbSource.Sheets("Dec")
End Select
I will have some time later to continue.

 

by: Glenn_MoorePosted on 2006-10-12 at 10:25:52ID: 17717367

The question that I need you to answer, should one clear all sheets and begin again with Raw Data, or  when the new data is imported it writes over the YTD sheet(and the data already present is just added to the appropriate sheet?
Glenn

 

by: pillbug22Posted on 2006-10-12 at 11:13:18ID: 17717806

When the raw data it updated, it writes over what is there (basically a delete all then add all data).

The YTD and RawData sheets are the same data, we just have a habit of keeping RawData on a seperate page that all of our sorting, filtering, functions, etc in case we goof something up during the analysis.

Some rows of data can change between imports, so we do need it to completely rewrite each sheet, not just add new rows.

 

by: ssaqibhPosted on 2006-10-14 at 01:28:25ID: 17729880

 

by: Glenn_MoorePosted on 2006-10-14 at 09:15:29ID: 17730934

ssaqibh,
You are using the A column in your formulas, you need to be using the E column.
You should be using the RAW Data sheet not the YTD sheet.
Glenn

 

by: ssaqibhPosted on 2006-10-14 at 09:24:41ID: 17730961

I think that is a secondary issue. If pillbug22 is happy with this type of solution then the formula can be adjusted to whatever column that matters.

Saqib

 

by: pillbug22Posted on 2006-10-16 at 09:33:13ID: 17740242

ssaqibh,

Did you have to do something special to get the data columns formatted in mm/dd/yy format? I did a format cells on the column, but it keeps the dates in format like "Jan 11 2006", which I believe is why I'm getting an error when trying to use your formula with the Month() function.

 

by: ssaqibhPosted on 2006-10-16 at 13:55:31ID: 17742347

I have all the dates in mm/dd/yy format. I have made no change to them. Just copied your sample file as-is.

 

by: ssaqibhPosted on 2006-10-18 at 04:21:11ID: 17755742

Do you still need any input from us?

 

by: pillbug22Posted on 2006-10-18 at 05:57:35ID: 17756258

I think your solution works, I'm trying to figure out what my origonal workbook has dates like "Jan 01 2006", but when I did a copy/paste into the sample.xls, it pasted them as "1/1/06".

 

by: ssaqibhPosted on 2006-10-18 at 12:42:20ID: 17759916

I am not sure how that could have happened unless you paste special with values. But I am sure you can bring it back to whatever it was.

Another thought - might be irrelevant - did you copy and paste from the same instance of excel or from different instances of excel?

Saqib

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