Adding files to a print queue
 

Hello, I have end users who have to print a lot of contracts through excel.
What they are wanting to do is add the contracts to a sort of print queue.
(that way they can print all files at once) My thought is to have a seperate
file (based on the users name) updated anytime the user wants to add the file
to the queue. In the file would just be a list of file names underneath the
"A" Column. Then, when the user wants to print from the queue they would be
able to hit one button and all the files in the queue would be sent to the
printer. I have a macro that I would want it to run since it prints out the
necessary pages from each file. So my questions a Can VBA select and print
files from a list of names from one spreadsheet and then loop through each
name/file and print in order with running my "finalize" macro?

Thanks for any given help!

Adding files to a print queue
 

Dim sh as Worksheet
Dim rng as Range
Dim bk as Workbook
Dim cell as Range
set sh = Workbooks("List.xls").Worksheets("Sheet1")

set rng = sh.Range(sh.Cells(1,1),sh.Cells(1,1).End(xldown))

for each cell in rng
set bk = Workbooks.Open(cell.name)
' bk is now the activeworkbook, so run you macro
' macro that prints
bk.close Savechanges:=False
Next

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"Brad" wrote in message
...
Hello, I have end users who have to print a lot of contracts through
excel.
What they are wanting to do is add the contracts to a sort of print queue.
(that way they can print all files at once) My thought is to have a
seperate
file (based on the users name) updated anytime the user wants to add the
file
to the queue. In the file would just be a list of file names underneath
the
"A" Column. Then, when the user wants to print from the queue they would
be
able to hit one button and all the files in the queue would be sent to the
printer. I have a macro that I would want it to run since it prints out
the
necessary pages from each file. So my questions a Can VBA select and
print
files from a list of names from one spreadsheet and then loop through each
name/file and print in order with running my "finalize" macro?

Thanks for any given help!

Adding files to a print queue
 

Thanks Tom,

Another question. These files will be in different folders. Would it be
better to have the "List.xls" file reference the full path and name of the
file into the cell? If so, how would I do this? Thanks.

"Tom Ogilvy" wrote:

Dim sh as Worksheet
Dim rng as Range
Dim bk as Workbook
Dim cell as Range
set sh = Workbooks("List.xls").Worksheets("Sheet1")

set rng = sh.Range(sh.Cells(1,1),sh.Cells(1,1).End(xldown))

for each cell in rng
set bk = Workbooks.Open(cell.name)
' bk is now the activeworkbook, so run you macro
' macro that prints
bk.close Savechanges:=False
Next

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"Brad" wrote in message
...
Hello, I have end users who have to print a lot of contracts through
excel.
What they are wanting to do is add the contracts to a sort of print queue.
(that way they can print all files at once) My thought is to have a
seperate
file (based on the users name) updated anytime the user wants to add the
file
to the queue. In the file would just be a list of file names underneath
the
"A" Column. Then, when the user wants to print from the queue they would
be
able to hit one button and all the files in the queue would be sent to the
printer. I have a macro that I would want it to run since it prints out
the
necessary pages from each file. So my questions a Can VBA select and
print
files from a list of names from one spreadsheet and then loop through each
name/file and print in order with running my "finalize" macro?

Thanks for any given help!

Adding files to a print queue
 

Of course you would need to provide all the information to access the file
in each cell.

For example in A1 I would type

"C:\MyFolder\MySubFolder\Myfile.xls"

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy

"Brad" wrote in message
...
Thanks Tom,

Another question. These files will be in different folders. Would it be
better to have the "List.xls" file reference the full path and name of the
file into the cell? If so, how would I do this? Thanks.

"Tom Ogilvy" wrote:

Dim sh as Worksheet
Dim rng as Range
Dim bk as Workbook
Dim cell as Range
set sh = Workbooks("List.xls").Worksheets("Sheet1")

set rng = sh.Range(sh.Cells(1,1),sh.Cells(1,1).End(xldown))

for each cell in rng
set bk = Workbooks.Open(cell.name)
' bk is now the activeworkbook, so run you macro
' macro that prints
bk.close Savechanges:=False
Next

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"Brad" wrote in message
...
Hello, I have end users who have to print a lot of contracts through
excel.
What they are wanting to do is add the contracts to a sort of print
queue.
(that way they can print all files at once) My thought is to have a
seperate
file (based on the users name) updated anytime the user wants to add
the
file
to the queue. In the file would just be a list of file names
underneath
the
"A" Column. Then, when the user wants to print from the queue they
would
be
able to hit one button and all the files in the queue would be sent to
the
printer. I have a macro that I would want it to run since it prints
out
the
necessary pages from each file. So my questions a Can VBA select
and
print
files from a list of names from one spreadsheet and then loop through
each
name/file and print in order with running my "finalize" macro?

Thanks for any given help!