"William Benson" wrote in message
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Any idea why this opens an instance without the message that certain
workbooks are already locked for editing (e.g., Personal.XLS)?


The code ONLY loads the designated workbook (Book1.xls). AddIns and files in
the XLStart folder, such as Personal.xls, do not get loaded.Consequently,
the question of locked files does not arise.

Hit Alt-F11 and look at the files in the VBE.

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Regards,
Norman