VBA automation where users drop raw export files into input folder and double-click to process. Auto-detects file types by name/content and creates formatted output.
Stack
VBA · Excel
Status
Production
Impact
Drop & Run
Scope
Single Click
Fail loud
The problem
What it replaced.
Team received raw data exports and spent extensive time manually cleaning them, creating tables and graphs, and combining related datasets.
before · the manual waymanual
›time Hours
›process Manual cleanup
›errors Common
The work this took off the team’s plate.
The approach
How it works.
Mapped all requirements and file conditions. Users drop files into input folder, double-click VBA file, and it processes everything based on filename and content detection. Only logs if something unexpected happens.
What it does
+Auto file type detection
+Content-based processing
+Formatted output
+Exception logging
How a run flows
Before / after
Time per batch
Proven, not trusted
Verified before it ships.
The rules that produce these numbers are written as tests and run on every change — and every run, success or failure, writes to the record.
vitest run
✓ detects each file type from content, not filename