Maybe something like...

Option Explicit
Sub testme01()

Dim WkBkName As Variant
Dim wkbk As Workbook
Dim fRng As Range
Dim DestCell As Range
Dim RngName As String

RngName = "To_DataBase"

WkBkName = Application.GetOpenFilename(filefilter:="Excel Files, *.xls", _
Title:="Select the File")

If WkBkName = False Then
MsgBox "Try later"
Exit Sub
End If

Application.EnableEvents = False
Set wkbk = Workbooks.Open(Filename:=WkBkName)
Application.EnableEvents = True

Set fRng = Nothing
On Error Resume Next
Set fRng = wkbk.Names(RngName).RefersToRange
On Error GoTo 0

If fRng Is Nothing Then
MsgBox RngName & " doesn't exist in " & wkbk.FullName & "!"
Else
With ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1)
Set DestCell = .Cells(.Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Offset(1, 0)
End With
fRng.Copy
DestCell.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues
End If

Application.EnableEvents = False
wkbk.Close savechanges:=False
Application.EnableEvents = True

End Sub

The "application.enableevents = false" lines stop the workbook_open and
workbook_beforeclose events from firing.



thunderfoot wrote:

Sub Macro1()
'
'
Dim myBk As Workbook
Set myBk = Workbooks.Open(Application.GetOpenFilename(, , "Select
the File"))

Range("To_Database").Copy
ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(1).Range("A65536").End(xlU p)(1).Offset(2, 1)

myBk.Close False

End Sub

In the above macro I need to prevent macros operating in the External
File when it opens. I also need the Named Range ("To_Database") from
the External File to be copied into the file from which this macro
operates as PasteValues.

At the moment the Formula in the Named Range is coming across, so that
I'm creating an External Formula Link.

How can I do this???

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