I found that out soon after I posted this second plea for
help.

Sorry to take up your time on this one.

Thanks for your patience.

-----Original Message-----
Hi
one idea (as this works for me): In the VBA editor
goto 'Tools -
Options - General' and check the setting for 'error
interruptions'.
should be the last of the three options

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Regards
Frank Kabel
Frankfurt, Germany


Ken wrote:
In the code below I have extracted all the miscellaneous
lines.

When I run the macro, if the text file that I am trying
to
open (F851.txt) does not exist, the macro fails at
the "Workbooks.OpenText...." line. It does not go to
the "Errhandler."

Any ideas why?

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Sub Payables()

'Turn off warnings, auto recalc, etc.
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationManual
Application.DisplayAlerts = False

ChDir "C:\Downloads"

On Error GoTo Errhandler

Workbooks.OpenText
Filename:="C:\Downloads\F851.txt",
Origin:=xlWindows, _
StartRow:=4, DataType:=xlFixedWidth,
FieldInfo:=Array(Array(0, 2), Array(15 _
, 2), Array(25, 2), Array(37, 2), Array(53, 3),
Array(65, 1), Array(71, 1), Array(91, 1), _
Array(111, 1))

End_it:
'Turn on warnings, auto recalc, etc.
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Application.Calculation = xlCalculationAutomatic
Exit Sub

Errhandler:
MsgBox "Error occured"
Resume End_it

End Sub

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