VBA – Combine sheets data into one sheet

I have a Workbook with multiple sheets, all with the same configuration, with headers on row 1 and data starting from row 2.
I want to combine the data from all the sheets into one single sheet called “Target”. I have to go through all the sheets and check what is the last row and the last column with data to define the range that I’m going to copy to the Target sheet. I think that the code is all well commented for you to understand how this is done. This is a simple example how to combine data from multiple sheets into one single sheet. This can be done other ways or can be more complex with sheets with different columns or so. This will be handled in future articles.

Sub CombineSheets() 

'This macro will copy all rows from the first sheet
'(including headers)
'and on the next sheets will copy only the data
'(starting on row 2)

Dim i As Integer
Dim j As Long
Dim SheetCnt As Integer
Dim lstRow1 As Long
Dim lstRow2 As Long
Dim lstCol As Integer
Dim ws1 As Worksheet

With Application
.DisplayAlerts = False
.EnableEvents = False
.ScreenUpdating = False
End With

On Error Resume Next

'Delete the Target Sheet on the document (in case it exists)
'Count the number of sheets on the Workbook
SheetCnt = Worksheets.Count

'Add the Target Sheet
Sheets.Add after:=Worksheets(SheetCnt)
ActiveSheet.Name = "Target"
Set ws1 = Sheets("Target")
lstRow2 = 1
'Define the row where to start copying
'(first sheet will be row 1 to include headers)
j = 1

'Combine the sheets
For i = 1 To SheetCnt

'check what is the last column with data
lstCol = ActiveSheet.Cells(1, Activesheet.Columns.Count).End(xlToLeft).Column

'check what is the last row with data
lstRow1 = ActiveSheet.Cells(activesheet.rows.count, "A").End(xlUp).Row

'Define the range to copy
Range("A" & j, Cells(lstRow1, lstCol)).Select

'Copy the data
ws1.Range("A" & lstRow2).PasteSpecial
Application.CutCopyMode = False

'Define the new last row on the Target sheet
lstRow2 = ws1.Cells(65536, "A").End(xlUp).Row + 1

'Define the row where to start copying
'(2nd sheet onwards will be row 2 to only get data)
j = 2

With Application
.DisplayAlerts = True
.EnableEvents = True
.ScreenUpdating = True
End With


End Sub

23 comentários:

Anonymous said...

Hey, thanx for sharing this script. I have exactly the same needs. The only thing is that I have to eliminate the () in the end of a command otherwise it will see it as a syntax error. The other thing is I was not able to paste it, so I had to add ws1.activate and ws1.cells(1,1).select.

Once again. Thank you for sharing the idea.

Roy Cox said...

You don't need to select sheets in this code.

Never declare Rows & Columns as Integers, especially with Excel 2007 & later - you could soon run into problems exceeding the limit for an Integer - 32,767.

You need to use Set to declare a WorkSheet

I would suggest that you determine if the data has a header row & if so only copy that header row once, use Resize to remove it from subsequent copies.

Here's some simple code that can be quickly adapted. Note that by not selecting the sheets you don't really need to switch off screen updating

Option Explicit

' Procedure : Combinedata
' Author : Roy Cox
' Website : www.excel-it.com
' Date : 10/10/2010
' Purpose : Combine data from all sheets to a master sheet
Private Sub Combinedata()

Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim wsMain As Worksheet
Dim DataRng As Range
Dim Rw As Long
Dim Cnt As Integer

Cnt = 1

Set wsMain = Worksheets("Target")
For Each ws In ThisWorkbook.Worksheets

If ws.Name <> wsMain.Name Then
If Cnt = 1 Then
Set DataRng = ws.Cells(2, 1).CurrentRegion
DataRng.Copy wsMain.Cells(Cnt, 1)
Else: Rw = wsMain.Cells(Rows.Count, 1).End(xlUp).Row + 1
'don't copy header rows
DataRng.Offset(1, 0).Resize(DataRng.Rows.Count - 1, _
DataRng.Columns.Count).Copy ActiveSheet.Cells(Rw, 1)
End If
End If
Cnt = Cnt + 1
Next ws

End Sub

jppinto said...

Hello Roy,

Thanks for your input on this one.

The code that was (was because I just changed it) was an old version, a "first" version of the macro that I've made for this task. The finished code is already available on the article.
Look forward for your comments on this one so that I can improve the code.


Anonymous said...

I'm working on a project where I need to do this - combine data on separate worksheets onto another worksheet. All worksheets have the same title row. JP, I tried your code and it worked perfectly. Roy, with the concern on declaring rows and columns and integers, I tried your code. It worked also - but not perfectly. I have 5 worksheets to combine. On the Target worksheet, I ended up with the data from worksheet 1 written 5 times instead. So an increment is dropped somewhere, and I'm not savvy enough to figure it out. Can you help?
Also, my data is dynamic - so everytime the worksheet is opened, the macro would need to run, or a button placed somewhere (e.g. an instruction worksheet) where the user can select it to run. Is there a way to identify an instruction worksheet which would get ignored in running the combine macro? thanks - all help greatly appreciated.

jppinto said...

If my code works why do you need to debug Roy's code?
To tun the macro when you open the file, you need to put this code inside the Workbook_Open event on the "ThisWorkbook" window on the VBA editor.

Anonymous said...

WOW! Thank you Thank you! This macro worked great... and saved me many hours of work!

BTW: I noticed that if the last row(s) don't have an entry in the first column... the macro doesn't recognize all the way to the bottom.

Anonymous said...

What about running a macro from excel 2010 to combine all sheets from a 2003 workbook into 1 sheet in 2010 to get around that 65536 limit in excel 2003? When I try it only seems to stop at 65536 but I need all the sheets combined.

Anonymous said...

great code, thank you!

Anonymous said...

great code, saved me hours, thank you

SB said...

Great code, thank you. I do have one issue though. My data is linked to other workbooks and this code kills the links. Anyway to maintain that?

(It's like it just copies the data from the other workbooks but doesn't maintain the link to them in case they get updated.)

Jim said...
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Jim said...

I have several sheets, where each sheet is a database table name, and within the sheet are the "ColumnName, DataType, Precision, Scale". I need to copy all of the sheets to one sheet that has the sheet name (aka) table name in the first column, and the other values are pasted to the right (B through E), so I end up with one sheet that has all of the table names and column names in one workbook.

rohit said...

I need to combine data from two multiple workbooks into one sheet.
Can someone help me with the code.


Anonymous said...

Great code, thank you for writing this, can you tell me how to skip 2 row each time you paste from a sheet, so will have Target sheet with 2 empty rows between each sheet was copied

Sia said...

Great code Roy,however there is one flaw in the code :
The Statement,
'Set DataRng = ws.Cells(2,1).CurrentRegion' should come before 'If Cnt = 1 Then', otherwise it will keep on printing the 1st sheet again and again instead of selecting the cells of the next sheet.

umer farooq said...


Harris_AA said...


Your VB-code much usful, but How do I copy and paste the values in cells instead of present one which copy the formula too.
Plz reply.

Paul Fender said...

What if i just want the data to be pasted into the Target Worksheet? i dont want it to be created or deleted.

Anonymous said...

Is there any simler code to combin multiple sheet one Consolidate sheet..?
i have all the sheet contains the same Headder fileds but data range will be increase.

Anonymous said...

Nice work, that helped me too !

jagadeeshsara said...


I dont want to copy all the sheet into the target sheet, I want copy only sheet 1 and sheet 2 to the sheet name called target and delete the duplicate rows and show the message like this many cells are combined and deleted these many duplicate rows.


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