This Excel VBA tutorial demonstrates how to combine worksheets columns into one worksheet.
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Excel VBA combine worksheets columns into one worksheet
There are two types of combine worksheets
- Worksheets have the same structures / headers, create a blank worksheet and paste the data from different worksheets down the row
- Worksheets have different structures / headers, create a blank worksheet and paste the data from different worksheets in new column
This tutorial demonstrates the second type using Excel VBA.
Assume that we have 4 worksheets.
Step 1: Insert Macro
Press ALT+F11, insert a Module and paste the below code
Public Sub combineCol()
Dim dataShtNm As String 'the sheet name of source data
Dim consolShtNm As String
Dim consolLastRow, loopedShtLastRow, loopedShtLastCol As String
Dim msgboxRslt As Integer
consolShtNm = InputBox("Enter the worksheet name that you want to conlidate data in")
If consolShtNm = "" Then
msgboxRsltDummy = MsgBox("Action cancel", vbInformation)
Exit Sub
Else
dataShtNm = InputBox("Enter wildcard conditions for worksheet name that you want to consolidate data from" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "For example, type data* to combine all worksheet with name starts with data" & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & "Type * to conslidate all worksheets except the consol sheet iteslf")
If dataShtNm = "" Then
msgboxRsltDummy = MsgBox("Action cancel", vbInformation)
Exit Sub
Else
If WorksheetExists(consolShtNm) = False Then 'worksheet does not exist
msgboxRslt1 = MsgBox("Worksheet '" & consolShtNm & "' not found, a new worksheet will be created now", vbOKCancel + vbExclamation)
If msgboxRslt1 = 1 Then 'user confirm to create new worksheet
Sheets.Add().Name = consolShtNm
For Each sht In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
If sht.Name <> consolShtNm And sht.Name Like dataShtNm Then
consolLastRow = colLastRow(consolShtNm, "A") 'check the last row in consol sheet
consollastcol = rowLastColNm(consolShtNm, "1") 'check the last column in consol sheet
If Sheets(consolShtNm).Range("A1").Value = "" Then
consolPasteCol = "A"
Else
consolPasteCol = wColNm(wColNum(consollastcol) + 2)
End If
loopedShtLastRow = colLastRow(sht.Name, "A") 'check the last row in current looped sheet
loopedShtLastCol = rowLastColNm(sht.Name, 1) 'check the last column in current looped sheet
Sheets(sht.Name).Range("A1", loopedShtLastCol & loopedShtLastRow).Copy 'copy all data in looped sheet
Sheets(consolShtNm).Activate
Sheets(consolShtNm).Range(consolPasteCol & "1").Select
ActiveSheet.Paste
End If
Next sht
Else 'user cancel create new worksheet
msgboxRsltDummy = MsgBox("Action cancel", vbInformation)
Exit Sub
End If
Else 'consolidation worksheet already exists
msgboxRslt2 = MsgBox("Worksheet '" & consolShtNm & "' already exists, all data will be deleted", vbOKCancel + vbExclamation)
If msgboxRslt2 = 2 Then 'user cancel append data to last record of desired worksheet
dummy = MsgBox("Action cancel", vbInformation)
Else
Sheets(consolShtNm).Cells.Clear
For Each sht In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
If sht.Name <> consolShtNm And sht.Name Like dataShtNm Then
consolLastRow = colLastRow(consolShtNm, "A") 'check the last row in consol sheet
consollastcol = rowLastColNm(consolShtNm, "1") 'check the last column in consol sheet
If Sheets(consolShtNm).Range("A1").Value = "" Then
consolPasteCol = "A"
Else
consolPasteCol = wColNm(wColNum(consollastcol) + 2) 'add 1 blank column between each worksheet columns
End If
loopedShtLastRow = colLastRow(sht.Name, "A") 'check the last row in current looped sheet
loopedShtLastCol = rowLastColNm(sht.Name, 1) 'check the last column in current looped sheet
Sheets(sht.Name).Range("A1", loopedShtLastCol & loopedShtLastRow).Copy 'copy all data in looped sheet
Sheets(consolShtNm).Activate
Sheets(consolShtNm).Range(consolPasteCol & "1").Select
ActiveSheet.Paste
End If
Next sht
End If
End If
End If
End If
End Sub
Public Function colLastRow(worksheetNm As String, ColNm As String) As Integer
colLastRow = Worksheets(worksheetNm).Range(ColNm & Rows.Count).End(xlUp).Row
End Function
Public Function rowLastColNum(worksheetNm As String, rowNum) As Integer
rowLastColNum = Worksheets(worksheetNm).Range("IV" & rowNum).End(xlToLeft).Column
End Function
Public Function rowLastColNm(worksheetNm As String, rowNum) As String
Dim rowLastColNum As Integer
rowLastColNum = Worksheets(worksheetNm).Range("IV" & rowNum).End(xlToLeft).Column
rowLastColNm = Split(Cells(1, rowLastColNum).Address, "$")(1)
End Function
Public Function WorksheetExists(ByVal WorksheetName As String) As Boolean
On Error Resume Next
WorksheetExists = (Sheets(WorksheetName).Name <> "")
On Error GoTo 0
End Function
Public Function wColNm(ColNum)
wColNm = Split(Cells(1, ColNum).Address, "$")(1)
End Function
Public Function wColNum(ColNm) As Integer
wColNum = Range(ColNm & 1).Column
End Function
Step 2: Run the Procedure
Navigate to Developer > Macros > select combineCol> Run
Step 3: Enter consolidation worksheet name
Type consol, then press OK
Step 4: Enter worksheet name to consolidate
Assume that we want to consolidate only worksheets names that start with “Sheet”, type Sheet*
Note that Wildcard condition is case sensitive
| Wildcard | Meaning | Example |
| * | Represents one or more characters (any character) | J* any text that starts with J *J starts with any text but ends with J *J* any text that has J in the middle |
| ? | Represents one character (any character) | J? 2 characters that start with J ?J 2 characters that end with J ?J? 3 characters with J in the middle |
| ~ | Treat * or ? as the actual character but not wildcard. Used ~ followed by * or ? | J~** any text that starts with J* ~**J any text that starts with * and ends with J ~?*~* any text that starts with ? and ends with * |
Step 5: Confirm creation of new worksheet
If you already have a worksheet called “consol”, you will not see this message. Click on OK.
Result
I wrote the code so that it has 1 column blank between the data. If you want to remove the blank column,
Replace
consolPasteCol = wColNm(wColNum(consollastcol) + 2)
with
consolPasteCol = wColNm(wColNum(consollastcol) + 1)
