You need to open the workbook in readonly mode. try this code

Sub Openbook()

filetoopen = Application _
.GetOpenFilename("Excel Files (*.xls), *.xls")
Workbook.Open Filename:=filetoopen, ReadOnly:=True

End Sub


"Tony" wrote:

I receive an Excel workbook that runs an Auto_Open routine not from VBA, but
from a worksheet named "Macro1" with each of the macros defined as names in
the workbook (see sample below). Access 2007 will not let me import the
worksheet with this Auto_Open routine. Can anyone point me in a direction to
disable this Auto_Open macro in Excel? The Auto_Open is in column B, while
the other 21 macros are in column A.

Auto_Open
=ERROR(2,Recover)
=WORKBOOK.SELECT("Data Sheet 1")
=WINDOW.RESTORE()
=WINDOW.SIZE(82.5,42.75)
=WORKBOOK.HIDE("Macro1",TRUE)
=EDIT.COLOR(1,0,0,0)
=RUN("Macro20")
=DELETE.NAME("Auto_Open")
=WORKBOOK.SELECT("Data sheet 1")
=SELECT("R3:R65536")
=SELECT("R1C1")
=WINDOW.MAXIMIZE()
=RETURN()