Thanks Frank, that worked a treat!

cheers
big t


"Frank Kabel" wrote:

Hi
not tested but try:
application.enableevents=false
Workbooks.Open(wbkname)
application.enableevents=true

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Regards
Frank Kabel
Frankfurt, Germany

"big t" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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Hi everyone,

I am opening one workbook from another using this command:

Workbooks.Open(wbkname)

but when wbkname opens it runs the Workbook_Open subroutine in the
ThisWorkbook section.

Is there a way I can prevent it from running this code?

I am running XP and Excel 2003.
TIA
big t