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Default How to reference a file in a different instance of Excel?

On Jul 28, 3:45*pm, ryguy7272 wrote:
I’m trying to save a file to SharePoint. *This code works fine when
there are two Workbooks in the same instance of Excel:

SaveFile = Left(imgElement.Title, 27)

MsgBox "Saving changes to " & SaveFile & " and checking this file into
SharePoint now!!", vbSystemModal

Set WB = Workbooks(SaveFile)

WB.Activate

WB.CheckIn SaveChanges:=True, Comments:=""

WB.Close

When I have two instances of Excel, how can I reference the OTHER
Workbook in the OTHER instance of Excel?

I’m trying something like this:

SaveFile = Left(imgElement.Title, 27)

MsgBox "Saving changes to " & SaveFile & " and checking this file into
SharePoint now!!", vbSystemModal

Dim savepath As String

savepath = strPath & "/" & SaveFile

Dim GetActiveWB As String

GetActiveWB = ActiveWorkbook.path & "/" & SaveFile

Set wb = Workbooks(GetActiveWB)

wb.Activate

wb.CheckIn SaveChanges:=True, Comments:=""

wb.Close

Now, I’m getting a ‘subscript out of range’ message right he

Set wb = Workbooks(GetActiveWB)

How can I reference this Workbook (variable is ‘SaveFile’) and save it
to SharePoint, from a different INSTANCE of Excel?

Thanks!!

Ryan---



I’m trying to reference a file that is open, but not active. What is
wrong with thisa methodology?

SaveFile = Left(imgElement.Title, 27)
Fname = strPath & "/" & SaveFile
BookName = Mid(Fname, InStrRev(Fname, "/") + 1)
Set wb = Workbooks(Index:=BookName)
wb.Activate
wb.CheckIn SaveChanges:=True, Comments:=""
wb.Close

Code fails on this line:
Set wb = Workbooks(Index:=BookName)

Error mssg is ‘subscript out of range’

Any thoughts?

Thanks!!