What do you see in the msgbox right before it fails?

Do you see "daily error report master.xls"?

If you do, then I'm guessing that the code that you're running is in a file with
that name.

Maybe this would help:

If lcase(TheFile) < lcase("Daily Error report MASTER.xls") Then

(or maybe not!)


rjr wrote:

Run Time Error 1004 Method OPEN of object.workbooks failed. This is in
the Microsoft vb alert window. the Error place in the code is at

Do While TheFile < ""
If TheFile < "Daily Error report MASTER.xls" Then
MsgBox TheFile
Set wb = Workbooks.Open(ThePath & "\" & TheFile) << error
line.

I've sent Otto the files while he was working on the code. The code works
perfectly for him at his computer.
I can open ALL files from file open or double clicking on the file.

"Dave Peterson" wrote in message
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What's the error that is displayed?

Any chance that Otto has access to that folder and you don't?

Can you open the file just via File|Open?

rjr wrote:

Hi, I've got the problem that Otto is helping me with. I've done a
complete
detect and repair and as Chip has suggested I've looked in the References
List box and I do have Microsoft Forms 2.0 Object Library installed and
checked. I also have the FM20.dll installed and visible. I also attempted
to
include a user form and it was installed without a hitch, absolutely no
problem.

I did send the file to Otto and he can't recreate the problem. The code
performs as it should on his machine and completes. I still get the error
and the code stops, as Otto has said. Is there anything that anyone can
think of that I can do that he and I haven't. If uninstalling and
reinstalling Excel would work I could do that also.

Thanks Bob Reynolds

"Chip Pearson" wrote in message
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Do you know the exact wording of the error message? Is it coming from
Excel or from VBA?

he doesn't is "Microsoft Forms 2.0 Object Library". He doesn't have
anything like that to check.

That's a big clue. Does he really not have the Forms library listed in
the References list box? Even if it not checked, it should be present
in
the list. MSFORMS is part of the basic Excel installation, not optional
in
any way. If "Microsoft Forms 2.0 Object Library" doesn't appear at all
in
the References list, the basic installation of Excel is bad.

The first thing I'd advise to your user is to unregister and
re-register
Excel. Close Excel (and all other Office programs), go to the Windows
Start menu, choose Run and enter

RegSvr32 "Excel.exe" /unregserver

The repeat the process with

RegSvr32 "Excel.exe" /regserver

You may have to use the full file path of Excel instead of just
"Excel.exe". In the Immediate window of VBA, enter the following and
press
Enter.

?Application.Path & "\Excel.exe"

This will display the full pathname of Excel.exe. Use that filename in
place of "Excel.exe" in the RegSvr32 commands.

Now try to open the workbook. In VBA, ensure that "Microsoft Forms 2.0
Object Library" appears in the list of references. Try adding a
UserForm
to the project. Doing so will automatically add a reference to MSFORMS.

If this fails, and you (by which I mean your user) get an error
message
when trying to add a UserForm, try to add the reference to MSFORMS
manually. In the References dialog, click "Browse" and navigate to the
file

C:\WINDOWS\system32\FM20.DLL

If you find the file, click OK or Open. If you don't find the file,
then
you'll probably want to run "Detect And Repair" from the Help menu. If
this doesn't fix the problem, you'll likely need to uninstall and
reinstall Office.

A missing MSFORMS reference item and/or a missing FM20.DLL file
indicates
that something serious has gone on.


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Cordially,
Chip Pearson
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Pearson Software Consulting, LLC
www.cpearson.com
(email address is on the web site)




"Otto Moehrbach" wrote in message
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Excel XP & Win XP
I'm helping an OP with a project. The code loops through all the
files
in a folder, opens each, does things, closes the file and opens the
next
file, etc.
The code is placed in the Personal.xls file. It works fine for me.
It
fails on opening the first file for him (will not open the file). An
error is produced saying that opening the file failed. He has Excel
2003.
He sent me his Personal.xls file. I changed the name and put it in my
XLSTART folder. It works fine with my path. I created his path on my
computer and that works fine too.
I checked the VBE - Tools - References. The only thing I have checked
that he doesn't is "Microsoft Forms 2.0 Object Library". He doesn't
have
anything like that to check.
Does anyone have any ideas of what I could do? Thanks for your time.
Otto





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Dave Peterson

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