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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

Dim xS  As String

    Application.ScreenUpdating = False

    Application.EnableEvents = False

    Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual

    Application.DisplayAlerts = False

    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 <> ""

       xS = xStrEFPath & xStrEFFile

        Set xObjWB = Application.Workbooks.Open(xS)

        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

    Application.DisplayAlerts = 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.
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5. Click OK, then in the second popping dialog, select the folder to place the CSV files.
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6. Click OK, now the Excel files in the folder have been converted to CSV files and saved in another folder.
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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.

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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.
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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.
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3. Click Split to pop out a Browse For Folder dialog, choose or create a folder to place the CSV files.
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4. Click OK, now the workbook has been split as separate CSV files.
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Thank you, lifesaver, I have no coding experience but this seems to work for my purposes perfectly.

Is it possible to set the directory for the read xls and write csv so that you don't have to select it each time? My files are being written to the same location each day automatically and I'm trying to automate this conversion to csv as much as I can.

Thanks,
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This is a great peace of coding, but I just realised that it is inverting the dates for me. (we are in UK) and when the date shows 23/03/78 in the CSV the date comes out as 3/23/78.

Is doesn't happen to all lives. Eg if the date was showing 1/2/11 it would stay the same. But if it was 01/02/11 it would chnage to 02/01/11

Any suggestions?
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Batch script not accept unicode character in file name or in work sheet. I've changed
xObjWB.SaveAs Filename:=xStrCSVFName, FileFormat:=[b]xlCSV[/b]


to

xObjWB.SaveAs Filename:=xStrCSVFName, FileFormat:=[b]xlCSVUTF8[/b]. But [b]xlCSVUTF8[/b] seems not supported in older excel version (before 2016)


Batch script not support files in recursive folders too.
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Hallo,

ich habe den VBA-Code vor einem Jahr ohne Probleme angewendet. Jetzt funktioniert es nicht mehr.
Es gibt einen Laufzeitfehler 1004 mit dem Hinweis: "Die Methode 'calculation' für das Objekt '_Application' ist fehlgeschlagen."

Debuggen verweist auf die Zeile "Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual".

Ich würde mich sehr freuen, wenn jemand weiterhelfen könnte.

LG, Max
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Hi, Gast, pleae check if the code you copied is correct firstly, there is no "_" in the code. If you have checked all code is correct, you can remove the code line
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual then try again. Please notice that there are two lines Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual in the code.
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Hallo,

vor einem Jahr habe ich den VBA-Code ohne Probleme ausgeführt. Heute wollte ich es nochmal versuchen, leider gibt es einen Laufzeitfehler 1004 mit dem Hinweis
"Die Methode 'Calculation' ist für Objekt '_Application' fehlgeschlagen."

Debuggen verweist auf folgende Zeile:
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual

Kann jemand weiterhelfen?

LG, Max
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Hi,
I'm facing some problems when using the script
Ho can I change the delimiter in the script because the delimiter in csv output is in comma (,)
I need the delimiter not in comma because my datasets consist a lot of commas.


Thank you
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Ajouter Local:=True à cette ligne:
xObjWB.SaveAs Filename:=xStrCSVFName, FileFormat:=xlCSV, Local:=True

Permet de prendre le séparateur de votre système, moi c'est point-virgule ;
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Hi, How can i change the delimiter ?
In the script above, the delimiter is comma (,).
Thank you :D
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2019버전입니다.
게시글 그대로 실행해봤지만 아무것도 일어나지 않았습니다 ..
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Hi, YOY, I have tested the VBA in Professional Plus Excel 2019, it works smoothly and correctly. Should you give me more details about your files, such as detailed verison, the contents of files you want to convert?
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Bom Dia!!

muito top esse codigo, porem estou com o problema abaixo

Tem como salvar em formato "CSV (separado por vírgulas) (*.csv)", pois ao executar esse código meus arquivos ficam com "," no formato que eu preciso eles não ficam com essa vírgula
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Same issue with me. Running latest office 365 but nothing happens after setting the two folders dialog boxes.
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Hi, Doc SJ, thanks for your reminder, I have check the VBA code, it has some issues in Office 365, now I have updated the VBA, please try it again.
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