How can I write to a text file reliably from Excel VBA?

Question

I\'m trying to use Excel VBA to write to a text file. I\'m doing a few of these:

MyFile1 = \"C:\\outputFromExcel1.txt\"
fnum1 = FreeFile()
Open MyFile1 For          


        

Answer 1

Have you considered writing the text to a different sheet (or a different workbook) and then using:

ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:="C:\MyFile.txt", FileFormat:=xlText

Not sure if this would give you better results (in terms of performance and/or formatting), but perhaps worth a try.