VBA Export Excel to CSV with Range

Question

I used the code that I found here .

After some changes this is the code I have now:

Option Explicit
Sub ExportAsCSV()

Dim MyFileName As String
Dim Item As String
Dim Path As String
Dim CurrentWB As Workbook, TempWB As Workbook
Path = "F:\Excels\csv export\"

Set CurrentWB = ActiveWorkbook
ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("Nieuw Artikelnummer").UsedRange.Copy
Item = Range("D2")

Set CurrentWB = ActiveWorkbook
ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("csv").UsedRange.Copy

Set TempWB = Application.Workbooks.Add(1)
With TempWB.Sheets(1).Range("A1")
  .PasteSpecial xlPasteValues
  .PasteSpecial xlPasteFormats
End With

MyFileName = Path & "\" & Item & ".csv"

Application.DisplayAlerts = False
TempWB.SaveAs filename:=MyFileName, FileFormat:=xlCSV, CreateBackup:=False, Local:=True
TempWB.Close SaveChanges:=False
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
MsgBox ".csv file has been created: " _
  & vbCrLf _
  & MyFileName
End Sub

The problem I have is that it uses the UsedRange, but I would like to select the Range that is copied into the new .csv file.

What can I do to select the Range to copy into the new file instead of the UsedRange?

Answer 1

This will open an input box on the article number sheet that allows you to hand select or type in a range:

Sub ExportAsCSV()

Dim MyFileName As String
Dim Item As String
Dim Path As String
Dim CurrentWB As Workbook, TempWB As Workbook
Dim myrangeNA As Range
Dim myRangeCSV As Range
Path = "F:\Excels\csv export\"

Set CurrentWB = ActiveWorkbook
ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets("Nieuw Artikelnummer").Activate
Set myrangeNA = Application.InputBox(prompt:="Select a range to copy", Type:=8)
Item = Range("D2")

Set TempWB = Application.Workbooks.Add(1)
myrangeNA.Copy Destination:=TempWB.Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1")

MyFileName = Path & "\" & Item & ".csv"

Application.DisplayAlerts = False
TempWB.SaveAs Filename:=MyFileName, FileFormat:=xlCSV, CreateBackup:=False, Local:=True
TempWB.Close SaveChanges:=False
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
MsgBox ".csv file has been created: " _
  & vbCrLf _
  & MyFileName
End Sub

If you don't want to select it, change the myrangeNA to whatever range you want, like range("A5:C20") and it should work.

Answer 2

For situations like this, I prefer to isolate the actions to a standalone Sub or Function that I can call with parameters. In this way I can reuse it as needed, either in this project or another one.

So I've separated the actions of copying the selected data range and pasting to a temporary workbook, then saving to a CSV file in it's own Function . The action returns a True/False result as a check for success.

Option Explicit

Sub test()
    Dim ws As Worksheet
    Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1")

    Dim destCSVfile As String
    destCSVfile = "C:\Temp\" & ws.Range("D2")

    If ExportAsCSV(Selection, destCSVfile) Then
        MsgBox ".csv file has been created: " _
             & vbCrLf _
             & destCSVfile
    Else
        MsgBox ".csv file NOT created"
    End If
End Sub

Private Function ExportAsCSV(ByRef dataArea As Range, _
                             ByVal myFileName As String) As Boolean
    '--- make sure we have a range to export...
    ExportAsCSV = False
    If dataArea Is Nothing Then
        Exit Function
    End If

    dataArea.Copy

    '--- create a temporary workbook that will be saved as a CSV format
    Dim tempWB As Workbook
    Set tempWB = Application.Workbooks.Add(1)
    With tempWB.Sheets(1).Range("A1")
        .PasteSpecial xlPasteValues
        .PasteSpecial xlPasteFormats
    End With

    '--- suppress alerts to convert the temp book to CSV
    Application.DisplayAlerts = False
    tempWB.SaveAs filename:=myFileName, FileFormat:=xlCSV, _
                  CreateBackup:=False, Local:=True
    tempWB.Close SaveChanges:=False
    Application.DisplayAlerts = True
    ExportAsCSV = True
End Function

Answer 3

Your other two questions in the comment above mention pasting transposed values, which you would do by changing the line myrangeNA.Copy Destination:=TempWB.Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1") to

myrangeNA.Copy 
TempWB.Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1").PasteSpecial _ 
Paste:=xlPasteValues, Transpose:=True

This site is a great reference source for all the various objects and methods and properties in the Office VBA collection: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/office/vba/api/overview/excel/object-model (or https://docs.microsoft.com/de-de/office/vba/api/overview/excel/object-model if you prefer to have about five words translated to German)