Generating an incremented workbook file & save as variable

[j.smith1981]

I have a big report to complete in VBA that automates the entire process of import products into our ecommerce site.

The purchasing manager requires (and I mean demands) that we record the prices changes accordingly.

The only problem is, I save the new report as per below:

[vba]
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=reportLoc & Format(Time, "hh-mm_") & Format(Date, "dd-mm-yyyy") & "_Price_REPORT.csv", FileFormat:=xlCSV, CreateBackup:=False 'This saves an autoincremented file report to the destination folder

reportWB = Application.ActiveWorkbook ' THIS REFUSES TO WORK
[/vba]

Saving the new generated file to a variable to pick up later on, as per the below macro.

[vba]
Sub comparevalues()

Application.DisplayAlerts = False

Dim fileLoc As String
Dim reportLoc As String

Dim lastCSV As String
Dim prevCSV As String


fileLoc = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" 'Saves location of import macro to variable

reportLoc = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\PriceREPORT\"

Cells(21, 5).Select 'selects E21 (last CSV processed)
lastCSV = ActiveCell.Value 'Saves value as variable

Cells(22, 5).Select
prevCSV = ActiveCell.Value

Application.Workbooks.Open (fileLoc & "\" & lastCSV) 'Opens last generated CSV file!

Application.Workbooks.Open (fileLoc & "\" & prevCSV) 'Opens one before the last generated to compare values!


Workbooks.Add 'Adds a workbook (general adding like file new!)
'filePath = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" ' location of this file ALREADY DONE PREVIOUSLY?

Application.DisplayAlerts = False
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=reportLoc & Format(Time, "hh-mm_") & Format(Date, "dd-mm-yyyy") & "_Price_REPORT.csv", FileFormat:=xlCSV, CreateBackup:=False 'This saves an autoincremented file report to the destination folder

reportWB = Application.ActiveWorkbook


Application.Workbooks(lastCSV).Activate

Range("B:C").Select
Selection.Copy

Application.Workbooks("report.xls").Activate

Cells(1, 1).Select

ActiveSheet.Paste

Application.Workbooks(lastCSV).Activate

Range("M:M").Select
Selection.Copy


Application.Workbooks("report.xls").Activate

Cells(1, 3).Select
ActiveSheet.Paste

Application.Workbooks(prevCSV).Activate

Range("M:M").Select
Selection.Copy

Application.Workbooks("report.xls").Activate

Cells(1, 4).Select

ActiveSheet.Paste

'Loop to do calculation
Cells(3, 5).Select

Do
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "=(RC[-2]-RC[-1])"
ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Select
Loop Until IsEmpty(ActiveCell.Offset(0, -1))


Workbooks(lastCSV).Close SaveChanges:=False
Workbooks(prevCSV).Close SaveChanges:=False

Call ifValue

End Sub

Sub ifValue()
Dim Firstrow As Long
Dim Lastrow As Long
Dim Lrow As Long
Dim CalcMode As Long
Dim ViewMode As Long

With Application
CalcMode = .Calculation
.Calculation = xlCalculationManual
.ScreenUpdating = True

End With

Application.Workbooks("report.xls").Activate

'We use the ActiveSheet but you can replace this with
'Sheets("MySheet")if you want
With ActiveSheet

'We select the sheet so we can change the window view
.Select

'If you are in Page Break Preview Or Page Layout view go
'back to normal view, we do this for speed
ViewMode = ActiveWindow.View
ActiveWindow.View = xlNormalView

'Turn off Page Breaks, we do this for speed
.DisplayPageBreaks = False

'Set the first and last row to loop through
Firstrow = .UsedRange.Cells(1).Row
Lastrow = .UsedRange.Rows(.UsedRange.Rows.Count).Row

'We loop from Lastrow to Firstrow (bottom to top)
For Lrow = Lastrow To Firstrow Step -1

'We check the values in the A column in this example
With .Cells(Lrow, "E")

If Not IsError(.Value) Then

If .Value = "0" Then .EntireRow.Delete
'This will delete each row with the Value "ron"
'in Column A, case sensitive.

End If

End With

Next Lrow

End With

ActiveWindow.View = ViewMode
With Application
.ScreenUpdating = True
.Calculation = CalcMode
End With

Cells(1, 1).Select

Workbooks("report.xls").Close SaveChanges:=True ' NEED TO INCREMENT THE FILE NAME EACH TIME ITS RUN!

Call subCategoryMakerfindway

End Sub
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Its the fact that, I cannot seem to save the new generated file with the time stamp as a variable, does anyone know how to do that?

Any help would be greatly appreciated thanks.

Regards,
Jeremy.

[Kenneth Hobs]

[VBA]
Dim reportWB as Workbook
set reportWB = WorkBooks(ActiveWorkbook.Name)[/VBA]