In VBA, you cannot directly update specific data in a text file. However, you can read the contents of the text file, modify the desired data in memory, and then overwrite the entire file with the updated content. Here’s an example of VBA code that demonstrates this process:
Sub UpdateDataInTXT() Dim filePath As String Dim fileContents As String Dim newData As String Dim fileNumber As Integer ' Specify the path to the text file filePath = "C:\Path\to\your\File.txt" ' Replace with the path to your text file ' Specify the new data to be updated newData = "New Data" ' Replace with the new data you want to update ' Read the contents of the text file fileNumber = FreeFile Open filePath For Input As fileNumber fileContents = Input$(LOF(fileNumber), fileNumber) Close fileNumber ' Modify the desired data ' Assuming you want to replace "Old Data" with "New Data" fileContents = Replace(fileContents, "Old Data", newData) ' Write the updated contents back to the text file Open filePath For Output As fileNumber Print #fileNumber, fileContents Close fileNumber End Sub
In this code, you need to modify the filePath variable to specify the path to your text file. Additionally, replace "Old Data" with the actual existing data you want to update and "New Data" with the new data you want to replace it with.
When you run this code, it reads the entire content of the text file into memory, modifies the desired data using the Replace function, and then overwrites the entire file with the updated content.
Note: The code assumes that the text file is in a readable and writable location. Make sure you have the necessary permissions to read from and write to the specified file.