When a file is opened using New and specifying a template, then there is no
link established between the new file (which as you say, until saved has no
path) and the template.

You can get the drive letter for the Excel application with

Left(Application.path,1)

or the path with

sPath = Application.Path

you can get the drive letter and current default directory with

sPath = Curdir

? curdir
C:\Documents and Settings\togilvy\My Documents

You can use the scripting runtime to identify drives and examine directories
or use the Window API.

Perhaps from the above, you can formulate a strategy to identify the
location (find a drive that has a path of

<d:\myfolders\back or \mydata directory below the folder with the excel
application as examples) and someone can give you the specific code you
need.

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"Grandad" wrote in message
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Guys

Thanks for the info. This works OK when I open the workbook as a
template,
as it already has a "Saved" path. However, if I open as new document from
the template, as it has not been previously saved does not have a path. I
know I could save it then, but the default location is different on most
of
the PCs that need to use the file. The folder structure is the same on
all
PCs but they start from different drive letters. Is there a way to
overcome
this?

Thanks for all your help.
Mick

"Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message
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Dim sPath as String
sPath = ActiveWorkbook.Path
msgbox sPath

sPath will then hold a string that contains the activeworkbook path.

If by specify, you mean you are trying to change it, that can only be
done
with a SaveAs .

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy



"Grandad" wrote in message
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Hi

I need to specify the path of the ActiveWorkbook so that it can be used
later in my code.

I have tried something like "ActiveWorkbook = ActiveWorkbook.Path" but
I'm
only guessing, can anyone help with the correct code please.

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Kind Regards

Mick