JB/BOB:
thanx for the reply, but when i right click on the tab, view code, i cut and
paste the line code into the file and i get an error. the only change i had
to make was to match the cell properly H3:J3 (merged cells) and the date
format is dd mmm yyyy (already formated in cell) but i changed the date
format in the code to both suggestions.

i only have a few selections in the workbook for where i can enter the code.
i'm entering the line in the BeforeSave because i do not see SaveAs Filename
anywhere for options.

any other suggestions?

regards

jat jaswal

"Bob Phillips" wrote:

You have to be careful not to use \ in a filename, so you cannot use the
cell Text property. Format the date yourself, in reverse order for sorting

Activeworkbook.SaveAs Filename:=Format(Range("B11").Value,"yyyymmdd")

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HTH

Bob Phillips

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"jatman" wrote in message
...
how do i save a file based on a predetermined value in a cell.

ex. the value in cell B11 contains a date. i want that date to be the
file
name that it gets saved as.

regards,

jat jaswal