Looking for .VBS script to open excel file and delete duplicate records
Hello all,
I am seeking a script written in Visual Basic (.VBS) that would be used during my automation process (all scripted) to delete duplicates. (Please note, not VBA)
Right now what I am doing is pulling from 8 different independent SQL databases through crystal and exporting each of the results from each db source into its own file. After that I merge them all to 1 single file, in some cases 1 file and multiple tabs (1 for each db source).
After the merge takes place the script I am now asking for would check the following criteria and delete any duplicates. There are more columns to this but I am listing only the columns I wish to check dupes for:
A. FIRST NAME B. LAST NAME C. ADDRESS D. CITY E. STATE F. ZIP G. PHONE NUMBER
The script should compare the above columns and delete any duplicates that all A-G items are an exact match. After these have all been deleted I would like it to save the file as deduped.myfile.xls.
Thank you for your help!
I am seeking a script written in Visual Basic (.VBS) that would be used during my automation process (all scripted) to delete duplicates. (Please note, not VBA)
Right now what I am doing is pulling from 8 different independent SQL databases through crystal and exporting each of the results from each db source into its own file. After that I merge them all to 1 single file, in some cases 1 file and multiple tabs (1 for each db source).
After the merge takes place the script I am now asking for would check the following criteria and delete any duplicates. There are more columns to this but I am listing only the columns I wish to check dupes for:
A. FIRST NAME B. LAST NAME C. ADDRESS D. CITY E. STATE F. ZIP G. PHONE NUMBER
The script should compare the above columns and delete any duplicates that all A-G items are an exact match. After these have all been deleted I would like it to save the file as deduped.myfile.xls.
Thank you for your help!
ASKER
ill try your script out see if it works for my application, now as far the select distinct we do that already the problem is, the db servers are all aboard vessels at sea. We are pulling casino players aboard our cruise ships (8 of them) so what may happen is person X may have sailed on multiple ships and therefore will be included from both selects any ways because they are all independent :)
Dupes are bound to happen you have to think of them all as independent hotels.
Thanks for your help ill follow up tomorrow!
Dupes are bound to happen you have to think of them all as independent hotels.
Thanks for your help ill follow up tomorrow!
ASKER
Hi
I tested the code and got an error: expected end of statement line 14 char 6
I tested the code and got an error: expected end of statement line 14 char 6
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Thank you again for your help!
Dim objExcel
Dim Sht
Dim Count
Dim FilePath
FilePath = "your path to the excel file here"
Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Applic
Set Sht = objExcel.Worksheet
objExcel.Workbooks.Open FilePath, False, True
For Each Sht In objExcel.Sheets
Count = objExcel.WorksheetFunction
.Range("A1:G" & Count).AdvancedFilter 1, , , True
Next Sht
-- to use autofilter to remove duplicates.
HOWEVER - if you are familiar with ado, I would use it to load the values into a recordset, do a select distinct, and write a new workbook, 1 page at a time. sorting, filtering, and eliminating duplicates are extremely fast for a set based language like sql. this can all be done from within a vbs.