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Hyperlink to TXT file
I have a TXT file that is created from another software program. I'd like to create a hyperlink to that TXT file in Excel. When I click on the hyperlink I'd like the TXT file to open with Excel, not the default Notepad. Is this possible to do? -- ranebow ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ranebow's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=23730 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=374030 |
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You might be able to fiddle with your file associations--but I wouldn't do that.
There's too much variability in the layout of text files to have them all open in excel (how would you open them--fixed width or delimited--and based on what. I think I'd record a macro that opened that .txt file, parsed it correctly and even added headers/filters/print setup stuff. Then I'd assign that recorded macro to the button. ranebow wrote: I have a TXT file that is created from another software program. I'd like to create a hyperlink to that TXT file in Excel. When I click on the hyperlink I'd like the TXT file to open with Excel, not the default Notepad. Is this possible to do? -- ranebow ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ranebow's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=23730 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=374030 -- Dave Peterson |
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Oooh. And I'd put a nice button from the Forms toolbar near that filename so
that the macro would work! ranebow wrote: I have a TXT file that is created from another software program. I'd like to create a hyperlink to that TXT file in Excel. When I click on the hyperlink I'd like the TXT file to open with Excel, not the default Notepad. Is this possible to do? -- ranebow ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ranebow's Profile: http://www.excelforum.com/member.php...o&userid=23730 View this thread: http://www.excelforum.com/showthread...hreadid=374030 -- Dave Peterson |
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