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Can i use VBA toretrive data from a workbook that is currently closed and
enter the cell values specified into a range in an open workbook.worksheet that collates information fromt he ranges in numerous closed workbooks? |
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To read from or write to a workbook, you must open it. You need not show it,
it can remain invisible to users, but you must open it, and close it when done. "Alan M" <Alan wrote in message ... Can i use VBA toretrive data from a workbook that is currently closed and enter the cell values specified into a range in an open workbook.worksheet that collates information fromt he ranges in numerous closed workbooks? |
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You can open, read and close workbooks programmatically, however, and do
virtually anything that can be done manually with VBA. "Bob Kilmer" wrote in message ... To read from or write to a workbook, you must open it. You need not show it, it can remain invisible to users, but you must open it, and close it when done. "Alan M" <Alan wrote in message ... Can i use VBA toretrive data from a workbook that is currently closed and enter the cell values specified into a range in an open workbook.worksheet that collates information fromt he ranges in numerous closed workbooks? |
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Alan,
It's been sort of too late though...but i was trying to find something else and came across this question. VBA does not include a method to retrieve a value from a closed workbook file. You can, however, take advantage of Excel's ability to work with linked files by using GetValue VBA function that retrieves value from closed workbook. It does so by calling XML Macro. Below is the code for finding the value of A1 cell in closed workbook : abc.xls Sub TestGetValue() p = "C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop\ABC" f = "abc.xls" s = "Sheet1" a = "A1" MsgBox GetValue(p, f, s, a) End Sub Private Function GetValue(path, file, sheet, ref) Dim arg As String If Right(path, 1) < "\" Then path = path & "\" If Dir(path & file) = "" Then GetValue = "File Not Found" Exit Function End If arg = "'" & path & "[" & file & "]" & sheet & "'!" & Range(ref).Range("A1").Address(, , xlR1C1) GetValue = ExecuteExcel4Macro(arg) End Function Source : John Walkenbach book : Excel 2002 Power Programming with VBA "Bob Kilmer" wrote: You can open, read and close workbooks programmatically, however, and do virtually anything that can be done manually with VBA. "Bob Kilmer" wrote in message ... To read from or write to a workbook, you must open it. You need not show it, it can remain invisible to users, but you must open it, and close it when done. "Alan M" <Alan wrote in message ... Can i use VBA toretrive data from a workbook that is currently closed and enter the cell values specified into a range in an open workbook.worksheet that collates information fromt he ranges in numerous closed workbooks? |
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Does anyone know whether the workbook needs to be linked in order to use this
code, or can you just specify the path etc? "Ajit" wrote: Alan, It's been sort of too late though...but i was trying to find something else and came across this question. VBA does not include a method to retrieve a value from a closed workbook file. You can, however, take advantage of Excel's ability to work with linked files by using GetValue VBA function that retrieves value from closed workbook. It does so by calling XML Macro. Below is the code for finding the value of A1 cell in closed workbook : abc.xls Sub TestGetValue() p = "C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop\ABC" f = "abc.xls" s = "Sheet1" a = "A1" MsgBox GetValue(p, f, s, a) End Sub Private Function GetValue(path, file, sheet, ref) Dim arg As String If Right(path, 1) < "\" Then path = path & "\" If Dir(path & file) = "" Then GetValue = "File Not Found" Exit Function End If arg = "'" & path & "[" & file & "]" & sheet & "'!" & Range(ref).Range("A1").Address(, , xlR1C1) GetValue = ExecuteExcel4Macro(arg) End Function Source : John Walkenbach book : Excel 2002 Power Programming with VBA "Bob Kilmer" wrote: You can open, read and close workbooks programmatically, however, and do virtually anything that can be done manually with VBA. "Bob Kilmer" wrote in message ... To read from or write to a workbook, you must open it. You need not show it, it can remain invisible to users, but you must open it, and close it when done. "Alan M" <Alan wrote in message ... Can i use VBA toretrive data from a workbook that is currently closed and enter the cell values specified into a range in an open workbook.worksheet that collates information fromt he ranges in numerous closed workbooks? |
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The workbook does not need to be linked.
the variable p holds the path -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Delboy" wrote in message ... Does anyone know whether the workbook needs to be linked in order to use this code, or can you just specify the path etc? "Ajit" wrote: Alan, It's been sort of too late though...but i was trying to find something else and came across this question. VBA does not include a method to retrieve a value from a closed workbook file. You can, however, take advantage of Excel's ability to work with linked files by using GetValue VBA function that retrieves value from closed workbook. It does so by calling XML Macro. Below is the code for finding the value of A1 cell in closed workbook : abc.xls Sub TestGetValue() p = "C:\Documents and Settings\Desktop\ABC" f = "abc.xls" s = "Sheet1" a = "A1" MsgBox GetValue(p, f, s, a) End Sub Private Function GetValue(path, file, sheet, ref) Dim arg As String If Right(path, 1) < "\" Then path = path & "\" If Dir(path & file) = "" Then GetValue = "File Not Found" Exit Function End If arg = "'" & path & "[" & file & "]" & sheet & "'!" & Range(ref).Range("A1").Address(, , xlR1C1) GetValue = ExecuteExcel4Macro(arg) End Function Source : John Walkenbach book : Excel 2002 Power Programming with VBA "Bob Kilmer" wrote: You can open, read and close workbooks programmatically, however, and do virtually anything that can be done manually with VBA. "Bob Kilmer" wrote in message ... To read from or write to a workbook, you must open it. You need not show it, it can remain invisible to users, but you must open it, and close it when done. "Alan M" <Alan wrote in message ... Can i use VBA toretrive data from a workbook that is currently closed and enter the cell values specified into a range in an open workbook.worksheet that collates information fromt he ranges in numerous closed workbooks? |
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