Private Sub Workbook_Open()
If lcase(ThisWorkbook.Activesheet.Name) = "hand" then
PullExistingDataToHand
End if
End Sub

If you only want it to run when you open workbook and the default sheet is
named "Hand"

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"John" wrote in message
...
Tim, I'm pretty new at this VBA stuff, but I think this is almost all I
need.
What condition to I check to be sure I'm on the "Hand" sheet to call this
procedure?

"Tom Ogilvy" wrote:

In the ThisWorkbook module

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
' any conditions you might want
PullExistingDataToHand
End Sub

See Chip Pearson's page on Events
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/events.htm


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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"John" wrote in message
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The following macro call works fine when a specific cell is updated.
How
do I
call the macro when the worksheet is first opened?

Private Sub Worksheet_Activate(ByVal Target As Excel.Range)
If Target.Address = Range("hanwono").AddressLocal Then Call
PullExistingDataToHand
End Sub