Excel 2010 VBA: How to store an array of worksheets as a variable?

Question

I am trying to have several arrays of my worksheets that I can call up in my code using.

ThisWorkbook.Sheets(Array(\"Sheet1\", \"Sheet3\"))
ThisWorkbook.Shee         


        

Answer 1

I had a similar problem trying to create a dynamic array (not knowing how many sheets there was for me to deal with). I simply used this:

Sub copyArrayOfSheets()

Dim loopArray() As Variant

ReDim Preserve loopArray(1 To 1)
loopArray(1) = "Sheet1" ' a Sheet I know I need to export

j = 1
For Each loopSheet In ThisWorkbook.Sheets
    If loopSheet.Name <> "Sheet1" Then
        theName = loopSheet.Name
        j = j + 1
        ReDim Preserve loopArray(1 To j)
        loopArray(j) = theName ' Assign the name of the sheets to j-th position of loopArray() 
    End If
Next loopSheet

Sheets(loopArray()).Copy

Set newBook = ActiveWorkbook    
newBook.Activate

End Sub

Hope this helps in any way...

Answer 2

I also was trying to do this but I found another way

What i was trying to accomplish was that I have a workbook with multiple sheets and gave them a name. I wanted to select a few sheets and exclude a few sheets that needed to be exported to a different excel file.

Here is (after a lot of searching and trying) my code

Dustin

Dim ii As Integer 'Counter of worksheets
Dim namefile as string 'Variable for name of the new file
namefile = "NameOfNewFile.xlsx" 'Name of new file

For ii = 1 To ThisWorkbook.Sheets.Count 'Counts from 1 to last sheetnumber
    If Sheets(ii).Name <> "Namesheet1" Then If Sheets(ii).Name <> "Namesheet2" Then Sheets(ii).Select Replace:=False 
    'NameSheet1 and NameSheet2 are being exluded from the new file
Next ii

ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets.Copy 'Copies the selected files

Set NewWb = ActiveWorkbook
NewWb.SaveAs Filename:= _
"C:\Users\" & Environ("UserName") & "\Desktop\" & namefile, FileFormat:=xlOpenXMLWorkbook 
'Saves as xlsx file to desktop
NewWb.Close 'Closes the new file
Set NewWb = Nothing 'Clear NewWb to reduce memory usage

Answer 3

Here is an example of how arrays in VBA work:

Sub Example()
    Dim ArrayOne() As String
    Dim ArrayTwo() As String
    Dim ArrayThree As Variant
    Dim i As Long

    ReDim ArrayOne(1 To Sheets.Count)
    ReDim ArrayTwo(1 To 2)

    For i = 1 To Sheets.Count
        ArrayOne(i) = Sheets(i).Name
    Next

    ArrayTwo(1) = "Sheet1"
    ArrayTwo(2) = "Sheet2"

    ArrayThree = Array("Sheet1", "Sheet3")
End Sub

Now from what I understand you do not want to use arrays. You can reference worksheets in your workbook like this:

Sheets("SheetName") 'SheetName is the name of your sheet
Sheets(1)           '1 = sheet index

One way to copy sheets to a new workbook to be saved is:

Sub Example()
    Dim wkbk As Workbook

    ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet1").Copy
    Set wkbk = ActiveWorkbook
    ThisWorkbook.Sheets("Sheet3").Copy After:=wkbk.Sheets(wkbk.Sheets.Count)

    wkbk.SaveAs FileName:="C:\New Excel Book.xlsx", _
                FileFormat:=xlOpenXMLWorkbook
    wkbk.Close
End Sub

Answer 4

Following Arthur's solution (last comment), I had a similar problem (thus reached this post) : I was trying to create a dynamic array, which would save a series of sheets within a Workbook in an array and then perform specific actions with that array.

What is different is that, the user defines the sheets' names within a range (column) in excel (they represent scenarios for another macro), however this range may be expanded or shortened.

I use 2 arrays, where i run the loop in the first and save the extension each time to the other array (for transparency reasons). Code:

Sub testArray()
    Dim a, b As Integer
    scenarios_number = Sheets(sheet1).[c1] - 1 ' (this is where i put the # of scenarios / sheets (-1 is used as i want the array to start from 0))
    a = 0
    Dim Scenarios_array, dimension_array() As Variant
    ReDim Scenarios_array(0 To scenarios_number) '(resize array to match the #'s of scenarios)
    ReDim dimension_array(0 To a)
    For a = 0 To scenarios_number
    Scenarios_array(a) = Range("c8").Offset(a, 0).Value '(this is where my scenarios' names start within sheet1 -- using offset for the loop -- this is why i use -1 above as i want a to start @ 0)
    ReDim Preserve dimension_array(0 To a) ' (expand dimension of 2nd array)
    dimension_array(a) = Scenarios_array(a) ' (save the value in the second array, expaning its dimensions)
    Next
    MsgBox "Get Ready"
    Sheets(dimension_array()).Select
    ActiveWindow.SelectedSheets.Delete
End Sub

Hope that helps :)

Answer 5

Try using the record macro functionality. It will allow you to select multiple sheets and then copy them into a new book. Next save that book and you are there. Now tinker with the code to get it to work specifically the way you want.

It will come down to:

ThisWorkbook.Sheets(Array("Sheet1", "Sheet3")).Copy
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs ...

If you want to predefine the arrays, thats is easily done as well; those will just have to contain the names of the sheets. An Array can be created by using a Variable variable:

Dim ArrayOne as Variant
ArrayOne = Array("Sheet1", "Sheet3")

And use that in the .Sheets().Copy :

ThisWorkbook.Sheets(ArrayOne).Copy