Need help referencing an embedded file in Excel
 

Hello - might I ask help of the experts here please?

I have a macro in a spreadsheet that references back to a video file (Mfile=
"test.avi") I want to e-mail the spreadsheet to a friend but in order to do
so, she will have to separately copy the file test.avi to her c drive to
make the macro function. This is inconvenientas she is not computer
literate.

Obviously I can embed the file test.avi into the spreadsheet as an object,
but how can I change the VB code to directly reference it. I'm no VB expert,
so any help would be appreciated

Best

TP

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Need help referencing an embedded file in Excel
 

For example:

Sheet1.OLEObjects("Object 1")

You can determine the name of the object by clicking on it and looking at
the Name Box (to the left of the Formula Bar).

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Vasant

"teepee" wrote in message
...
Hello - might I ask help of the experts here please?

I have a macro in a spreadsheet that references back to a video file
(Mfile=
"test.avi") I want to e-mail the spreadsheet to a friend but in order to
do
so, she will have to separately copy the file test.avi to her c drive to
make the macro function. This is inconvenientas she is not computer
literate.

Obviously I can embed the file test.avi into the spreadsheet as an object,
but how can I change the VB code to directly reference it. I'm no VB
expert,
so any help would be appreciated

Best

TP

--

Need help referencing an embedded file in Excel
 

Thanks so much for replying Vasant

So what's the syntax if it's object 6928?
I tried ...

Mfile = Sheet1.OLEObjects("Object 6928")

....but that didn't work.

Sorry I'm ignorant of vb syntax

tp

"Vasant Nanavati" <vasantn *AT* aol *DOT* com wrote in message
...
For example:

Sheet1.OLEObjects("Object 1")

You can determine the name of the object by clicking on it and looking at
the Name Box (to the left of the Formula Bar).

--

Vasant

"teepee" wrote in message
...
Hello - might I ask help of the experts here please?

I have a macro in a spreadsheet that references back to a video file
(Mfile=
"test.avi") I want to e-mail the spreadsheet to a friend but in order to
do
so, she will have to separately copy the file test.avi to her c drive to
make the macro function. This is inconvenientas she is not computer
literate.

Obviously I can embed the file test.avi into the spreadsheet as an
object,
but how can I change the VB code to directly reference it. I'm no VB
expert,
so any help would be appreciated

Best

TP

--

Need help referencing an embedded file in Excel
 

Dim Mfile As Object
Set Mfile = Sheet1.OLEObjects("Object 6928")

--

Vasant


"teepee" wrote in message
...
Thanks so much for replying Vasant

So what's the syntax if it's object 6928?
I tried ...

Mfile = Sheet1.OLEObjects("Object 6928")

...but that didn't work.

Sorry I'm ignorant of vb syntax

tp

"Vasant Nanavati" <vasantn *AT* aol *DOT* com wrote in message
...
For example:

Sheet1.OLEObjects("Object 1")

You can determine the name of the object by clicking on it and looking
at
the Name Box (to the left of the Formula Bar).

--

Vasant

"teepee" wrote in message
...
Hello - might I ask help of the experts here please?

I have a macro in a spreadsheet that references back to a video file
(Mfile=
"test.avi") I want to e-mail the spreadsheet to a friend but in order
to
do
so, she will have to separately copy the file test.avi to her c drive
to
make the macro function. This is inconvenientas she is not computer
literate.

Obviously I can embed the file test.avi into the spreadsheet as an
object,
but how can I change the VB code to directly reference it. I'm no VB
expert,
so any help would be appreciated

Best

TP

--

Need help referencing an embedded file in Excel
 

"Vasant Nanavati" wrote...
Dim Mfile As Object
Set Mfile = Sheet1.OLEObjects("Object 6928")

Hmm no luck

The whole subcommand for this button now reads

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim Mfile As Object
Set Mfile = Results.OLEObjects("Object 6928")
MP.Open (Mfile)
End Sub

(results being the name of the sheet and media player being what opens it)
It says runtime error 424 object required

Need help referencing an embedded file in Excel
 

This worked for me:

Sub PlayIt()
Dim Mfile As Object
Set Mfile = Worksheets("Results").OLEObjects("Object 6928")
Mfile.Verb
End Sub

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Vasant

"teepee" wrote in message
...

"Vasant Nanavati" wrote...
Dim Mfile As Object
Set Mfile = Sheet1.OLEObjects("Object 6928")

Hmm no luck

The whole subcommand for this button now reads

Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim Mfile As Object
Set Mfile = Results.OLEObjects("Object 6928")
MP.Open (Mfile)
End Sub

(results being the name of the sheet and media player being what opens it)
It says runtime error 424 object required

Need help referencing an embedded file in Excel
 

"Vasant Nanavati" <vasantn *AT* aol *DOT* com wrote in message
...
This worked for me:

Sub PlayIt()
Dim Mfile As Object
Set Mfile = Worksheets("Results").OLEObjects("Object 6928")
Mfile.Verb
End Sub

Heh thanks for trying. it's appreciated.
That one opened it but as a completely separate file using my normal default
player- not with the embedded windows media player as I need it to. You see
the windows media player timer position is one of the inputs to the
spreadsheet 8-)

Oh well - back to the drawing board....

Need help referencing an embedded file in Excel
 

I think you've lost me. When I ran the code my video file played as an
embedded file on the Excel worksheet, and not as a separate file in Media
Player. I'm using Win2K Pro and Excel XP.

--

Vasant


"teepee" wrote in message
...

"Vasant Nanavati" <vasantn *AT* aol *DOT* com wrote in message
...
This worked for me:

Sub PlayIt()
Dim Mfile As Object
Set Mfile = Worksheets("Results").OLEObjects("Object 6928")
Mfile.Verb
End Sub

Heh thanks for trying. it's appreciated.
That one opened it but as a completely separate file using my normal
default
player- not with the embedded windows media player as I need it to. You
see
the windows media player timer position is one of the inputs to the
spreadsheet 8-)

Oh well - back to the drawing board....

Need help referencing an embedded file in Excel
 

"Vasant Nanavati" <vasantn *AT* aol *DOT* com wrote
I think you've lost me. When I ran the code my video file played as an
embedded file on the Excel worksheet, and not as a separate file in Media
Player. I'm using Win2K Pro and Excel XP.

Yes it's hard to explain. I've e-mailed you the spreadsheet so you'll see
what I mean.