This is not my work, but is from the website:http://www.meadinkent.co.uk/xl_xml1.htm
Sub MakeXML()
' create an XML file from an Excel table
Dim MyRow As Integer, MyCol As Integer, Temp As String, YesNo As Variant, DefFolder As String
Dim XMLFileName As String, XMLRecSetName As String, MyLF As String, RTC1 As Integer
Dim RangeOne As String, RangeTwo As String, Tt As String, FldName(99) As String
MyLF = Chr(10) & Chr(13) ' a line feed command
DefFolder = "C:\" 'change this to the location of saved XML files
YesNo = MsgBox("This procedure requires the following data:" & MyLF _
& "1 A filename for the XML file" & MyLF _
& "2 A groupname for an XML record" & MyLF _
& "3 A cellrange containing fieldnames (col titles)" & MyLF _
& "4 A cellrange containing the data table" & MyLF _
& "Are you ready to proceed?", vbQuestion + vbYesNo, "MakeXML CiM")
If YesNo = vbNo Then
Debug.Print "User aborted with 'No'"
Exit Sub
End If
XMLFileName = FillSpaces(InputBox("1. Enter the name of the XML file:", "MakeXML CiM", "xl_xml_data"))
If Right(XMLFileName, 4) <> ".xml" Then
XMLFileName = XMLFileName & ".xml"
End If
XMLRecSetName = FillSpaces(InputBox("2. Enter an identifying name of a record:", "MakeXML CiM", "record"))
RangeOne = InputBox("3. Enter the range of cells containing the field names (or column titles):", "MakeXML CiM", "A3:D3")
If MyRng(RangeOne, 1) <> MyRng(RangeOne, 2) Then
MsgBox "Error: names must be on a single row" & MyLF & "Procedure STOPPED", vbOKOnly + vbCritical, "MakeXML CiM"
Exit Sub
End If
MyRow = MyRng(RangeOne, 1)
For MyCol = MyRng(RangeOne, 3) To MyRng(RangeOne, 4)
If Len(Cells(MyRow, MyCol).Value) = 0 Then
MsgBox "Error: names range contains blank cell" & MyLF & "Procedure STOPPED", vbOKOnly + vbCritical, "MakeXML CiM"
Exit Sub
End If
FldName(MyCol - MyRng(RangeOne, 3)) = FillSpaces(Cells(MyRow, MyCol).Value)
Next MyCol
RangeTwo = InputBox("4. Enter the range of cells containing the data table:", "MakeXML CiM", "A4:D8")
If MyRng(RangeOne, 4) - MyRng(RangeOne, 3) <> MyRng(RangeTwo, 4) - MyRng(RangeTwo, 3) Then
MsgBox "Error: number of field names <> data columns" & MyLF & "Procedure STOPPED", vbOKOnly + vbCritical, "MakeXML CiM"
Exit Sub
End If
RTC1 = MyRng(RangeTwo, 3)
If InStr(1, XMLFileName, ":\") = 0 Then
XMLFileName = DefFolder & XMLFileName
End If
Open XMLFileName For Output As #1
Print #1, ""
Print #1, "
"
For MyRow = MyRng(RangeTwo, 1) To MyRng(RangeTwo, 2)
Print #1, "<" & XMLRecSetName & ">"
For MyCol = RTC1 To MyRng(RangeTwo, 4)
' the next line uses the FormChk function to format dates and numbers
Print #1, "<" & FldName(MyCol - RTC1) & ">" & RemoveAmpersands(FormChk(MyRow, MyCol)) & ""
' the next line does not apply any formatting
' Print #1, "<" & FldName(MyCol - RTC1) & ">" & RemoveAmpersands(Cells(MyRow, MyCol).Value) & ""
Next MyCol
Print #1, ""
Next MyRow
Print #1, ""
Close #1
MsgBox XMLFileName & " created." & MyLF & "Process finished", vbOKOnly + vbInformation, "MakeXML CiM"
Debug.Print XMLFileName & " saved"
End Sub
Function MyRng(MyRangeAsText As String, MyItem As Integer) As Integer
' analyse a range, where MyItem represents 1=TR, 2=BR, 3=LHC, 4=RHC
Dim UserRange As Range
Set UserRange = Range(MyRangeAsText)
Select Case MyItem
Case 1
MyRng = UserRange.Row
Case 2
MyRng = UserRange.Row + UserRange.Rows.Count - 1
Case 3
MyRng = UserRange.Column
Case 4
MyRng = UserRange.Columns(UserRange.Columns.Count).Column
End Select
Exit Function
End Function
Function FillSpaces(AnyStr As String) As String
' remove any spaces and replace with underscore character
Dim MyPos As Integer
MyPos = InStr(1, AnyStr, " ")
Do While MyPos > 0
Mid(AnyStr, MyPos, 1) = "_"
MyPos = InStr(1, AnyStr, " ")
Loop
FillSpaces = LCase(AnyStr)
End Function
Function FormChk(RowNum As Integer, ColNum As Integer) As String
' formats numeric and date cell values to comma 000's and DD MMM YY
FormChk = Cells(RowNum, ColNum).Value
If IsNumeric(Cells(RowNum, ColNum).Value) Then
'atk all my colums are text. remove this line FormChk = Format(Cells(RowNum, ColNum).Value, "#,##0 ;(#,##0)")
End If
If IsDate(Cells(RowNum, ColNum).Value) Then
FormChk = Format(Cells(RowNum, ColNum).Value, "dd mmm yy")
End If
End Function
Function RemoveAmpersands(AnyStr As String) As String
Dim MyPos As Integer
' replace Ampersands (&) with plus symbols (+)
MyPos = InStr(1, AnyStr, "&")
Do While MyPos > 0
Mid(AnyStr, MyPos, 1) = "+"
MyPos = InStr(1, AnyStr, "&")
Loop
RemoveAmpersands = AnyStr
End Function
