Your program needs to output data. You know exactly how many elements, and what type each one is.
Use the File open, process, close pattern to open and close the file. Processing uses the Write
or Print
statements.
Use the File open, process, close pattern to open and close the file. Processing might be like this:
Dim tip As Single
Dim total as Single
...
'Open file
Open ThisWorkbook.Path & "\tip.csv" For Output As #1
'Output
Write #1, tip, total
'Close file
Close #1
Write
writes out data in CSV (comma separated values) format. For example:
6,46
If you want to make a report to be read by a human, use the Print
statement, and add labels:
Dim tip As Single
Dim total as Single
...
'Open file
Open ThisWorkbook.Path & "\tip.txt" For Output As #1
'Output
Print #1, "Tip: " & tip & vbCrLf
Print #1, "Total: " & total & vbCrLf
Close #1
vbCrLf
is a predefined VBA string constant what will add a carriage return. Like pressing the Enter key in an editor.
If you want to make a Web page, add HTML to your labels:
Dim tip As Single
Dim total as Single
'Open file
...
'Output
Open ThisWorkbook.Path & "\tip.html" For Output As #1
Print #1, "<p>Tip: " & tip & "</p>" & vbCrLf
Print #1, "<p>Total: " & total & "</p>" & vbCrLf
Close #1
The vbCrLf
s will have no visible effect when the page is viewed in a browser. However, they will make the HTML easier to understand for anyone wanting to make changes in the future.
To output bold text, try:
Print #1, "<p><strong>Total</strong>: " & total & "</p>" & vbCrLf