How to batch convert multiple Excel files to CSV files in Excel?

In Excel, we can convert the workbook to CSV file with the Save as function, but could you know how to batch convert multiple Excel files to separate CSV files? In this article, I introduce a VBA code to batch convert all Excel files in a folder to CSV files in Excel.

Batch convert Excel files of a folder to CSV files with VBA

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Batch convert Excel files of a folder to CSV files with VBA

In Excel, there is no built-in function can solve this job quickly except VBA.

1. Enable Excel, and press Alt + F11 keys open Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.

2. Click Insert > Module to create a new Module.

3. Copy below code and paste them to the new Module window.

VBA: Batch convert Excel files to CSV

Sub WorkbooksSaveAsCsvToFolder()
'UpdatebyExtendoffice20181031
Dim xObjWB As Workbook
Dim xObjWS As Worksheet
Dim xStrEFPath As String
Dim xStrEFFile As String
Dim xObjFD As FileDialog
Dim xObjSFD As FileDialog
Dim xStrSPath As String
Dim xStrCSVFName As String

    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    Application.EnableEvents = False
    Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual
    On Error Resume Next
Set xObjFD = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
    xObjFD.AllowMultiSelect = False
    xObjFD.Title = "Kutools for Excel - Select a folder which contains Excel files"
    If xObjFD.Show <> -1 Then Exit Sub
    xStrEFPath = xObjFD.SelectedItems(1) & "\"

    Set xObjSFD = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)

    xObjSFD.AllowMultiSelect = False
    xObjSFD.Title = "Kutools for Excel - Select a folder to locate CSV files"
    If xObjSFD.Show <> -1 Then Exit Sub
    xStrSPath = xObjSFD.SelectedItems(1) & "\"

    xStrEFFile = Dir(xStrEFPath & "*.xls*")

    Do While xStrEFFile <> ""
        Set xObjWB = Workbooks.Open(Filename:=xStrEFPath & xStrEFFile)
        xStrCSVFName = xStrSPath & Left(xStrEFFile, InStr(1, xStrEFFile, ".") - 1) & ".csv"
        xObjWB.SaveAs Filename:=xStrCSVFName, FileFormat:=xlCSV
        xObjWB.Close savechanges:=False
        xStrEFFile = Dir
  Loop
    Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic
    Application.EnableEvents = True
    Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

4. Press F5 key, select the folder contains the Excel files you want to convert to CSV files in first popping dialog.

5. Click OK, then in the second popping dialog, select the folder to place the CSV files.

6. Click OK, now the Excel files in the folder have been converted to CSV files and saved in another folder.

Convert sheets of workbook into separate CSV files with Kutools for Excel

As we known, we only can convert the whole workbook into one CSV file in Excel with its Save As function. But in some times, you want to convert the single sheet into CSV file, in this case, the Split Workbook utility of Kutools for Excel can help you.

After installing Kutools for Excel, please do as below:（Free Download Kutools for Excel Now!)

1. Enable workbook you want to convert its sheets as separate CSV files, click Kutools Plus > Workbook > Split Workbook.

2. In the Split Workbook dialog, check the sheet name you want to split (all sheets are checked by default), check Save as type, choose CSV (Macintosh) (*.CSV) from the drop-down list.

3. Click Split to pop out a Browse For Folder dialog, choose or create a folder to place the CSV files.

4. Click OK, now the workbook has been split as separate CSV files.

  Split Workbook

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