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    Help for macro to export to text file with certain amount of spaces.

    Hi I would like if some can help me find a macro, which can convert a excel file to text file. And that the output text file look special. Need for and special application, to upload it to.

    There is 3 columns in sheet 2. I want all lines to come out without spaces, the only special is that i want to have the - replaced with 183 blank spaces.

    So the outlook file will look like this example.

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    I have this below code for take it out to textfile but not sure it will work. It make spaces between all columns.

    So any other macro would be great to have. I have attached a test sheet, where you can see the file before the conversion to text.

    Have a look please.

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    Re: Help for macro to export to text file with certain amount of spaces.

    Hi Abjac,
    put in cell D2 the formula =REPLACE(CONCATENATE(A2;B2;C2);40;1;REPT(" ";183))

    this should get you started

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    Re: Help for macro to export to text file with certain amount of spaces.

    Hi Thanks Carl your formula is working, but i think i need some which can make the result in column A before i export to text file.

    Yudligar. I tried yours but can really make it work. Its like nothing really happen when i use it. Could you have a look at the test sheet i have here and come with a suggertion.

    Thanks to both for now

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    Re: Help for macro to export to text file with certain amount of spaces.

    Hi,

    I'm not sure what the issue is, I tried it on your example and it worked ok. For your fulll code you would use it like below, note, I had to take out the sheet(2).activate as this was selecting a blank worksheet:
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    Re: Help for macro to export to text file with certain amount of spaces.

    Hi Yudlugar. I think this was closer. But in my code it ask me to put a space if i dont do, it will not work. My output look like this.

    it make a space between column A and B and C, which it shall not and also its like the output is pushed so the digits after the 183 space is one "row" down in the text file. Please have a look .

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    Abjac

    Ps. I think i solved the spaces, by removing the lines after the inputbox, where it exit sub. Maybe it can be done in other way.

    But you have to see a real textfile in example notepad to see the digits, which are a moved one line down,.

    Look like this::200100000365595200019100014219920131120 and the the 40000041179 are pushed one line down


    Please try to do the export..

    Thanks

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