Using cell data as file name
 

I've created a template for financial analysis and approval for my
sales force. One of the fields is a Quote Reference in which the user
can input any data that they want. The objective being that they begin
the process with a financial analysis, deliver the analysis for
approval, and provide a quote using the same data and Quote Reference.

I'd like to be able to use the data in the Quote Reference field as the
filename and create a button that will automatically use that data to
name the file when clicked.

I'm a complete noob to VBA, but otherwise quite experienced with most
other aspects of Excel. Is there a way to make this happen (easily for
a noob)?

Thanks

Using cell data as file name
 

sub saveit()

ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs FileName:=ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & Range("A2").Value

End Sub

Assuming there are no illegal characters in the cell value.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP

On 12 Jan 2007 14:03:16 -0800, "huntnpeck" wrote:

I've created a template for financial analysis and approval for my
sales force. One of the fields is a Quote Reference in which the user
can input any data that they want. The objective being that they begin
the process with a financial analysis, deliver the analysis for
approval, and provide a quote using the same data and Quote Reference.

I'd like to be able to use the data in the Quote Reference field as the
filename and create a button that will automatically use that data to
name the file when clicked.

I'm a complete noob to VBA, but otherwise quite experienced with most
other aspects of Excel. Is there a way to make this happen (easily for
a noob)?

Thanks