Can a macro be written that will count the number of times a file has
been opened? If so, can the count be shown in a designated cell such
as A1. And would the count be affected if the file is saved under a
different name? If you know how to write such a macro, its formulation
would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Mr Lanier

You could use a Workbook_Open event thus

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Worksheets("Tracker").Range("A1").Value = _
Worksheets("Tracker").Range("A1").Value + 1
End Sub

This put the value in A1 on a sheet called tracker, remember users have a
habit of changing or deleting stuff, so you may want to hide the worksheet.
To implement, right click on the small Excel icon for the workbook and
select view code. Paste the code here, save and close

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HTH
Nick Hodge
Microsoft MVP - Excel
Southampton, England
DTHIS
www.nickhodge.co.uk


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Can a macro be written that will count the number of times a file has
been opened? If so, can the count be shown in a designated cell such
as A1. And would the count be affected if the file is saved under a
different name? If you know how to write such a macro, its formulation
would be much appreciated. Thanks.

Just a caution - if a user has macros disabled (Excel's default), your macro
will not run

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Can a macro be written that will count the number of times a file has
been opened? If so, can the count be shown in a designated cell such
as A1. And would the count be affected if the file is saved under a
different name? If you know how to write such a macro, its formulation
would be much appreciated. Thanks.