I have a workbook named say "expenses" and i have macros built in. I
want to refer to that workbook name within the code but i dont know
how. I am in effect switching between two different workbooks.

I know how to refer to a cell reference within the workbook but i dont
know if the workbook named is 'stored' anywhere in order to refer to.

Hope this makes sense ?

Thanks
Darren


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Darren, I think you want something like this:
Workbook("Expenses").Activate

Mike F

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I have a workbook named say "expenses" and i have macros built in. I
want to refer to that workbook name within the code but i dont know
how. I am in effect switching between two different workbooks.

I know how to refer to a cell reference within the workbook but i dont
know if the workbook named is 'stored' anywhere in order to refer to.

Hope this makes sense ?

Thanks
Darren


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It's usually safer to include the extension in that name:

workbooks("expenses.xls").activate



Mike Fogleman wrote:

Darren, I think you want something like this:
Workbook("Expenses").Activate

Mike F

"DarrenWood" wrote
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I have a workbook named say "expenses" and i have macros built in. I
want to refer to that workbook name within the code but i dont know
how. I am in effect switching between two different workbooks.

I know how to refer to a cell reference within the workbook but i dont
know if the workbook named is 'stored' anywhere in order to refer to.

Hope this makes sense ?

Thanks
Darren


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Darren,

To refer to the name of the workbook the macro is in use ThisWorkbook.Name,
e.g.,

MsgBox ThisWorkbook.Name

hth,

Doug

"DarrenWood" wrote
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I have a workbook named say "expenses" and i have macros built in. I
want to refer to that workbook name within the code but i dont know
how. I am in effect switching between two different workbooks.

I know how to refer to a cell reference within the workbook but i dont
know if the workbook named is 'stored' anywhere in order to refer to.

Hope this makes sense ?

Thanks
Darren


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I'd use a variable.

dim ExpWkbk as workbook
'if I had to open it:
set expwkbk = workbooks.open(filename:="c:\somepath\expenses.xls ")

Then I'd use that variable when I wanted to refer to that workbook.

expwkbk.worksheets(1).range("a1").value = "hi there!"

The nice thing about that is that I only have to update the code once when (not
if!) the workbook changes name.

And if I wanted, I could let the user choose his workbook to open.

Dim fName As Variant
dim ExpWkbk as workbook

fName = Application.GetOpenFilename(filefilter:="Excel Files, *.xls")

If fName = False Then
Exit Sub 'user hit cancel
End If

set expwkbk = workbooks.open(filename:=fName)



DarrenWood wrote:

I have a workbook named say "expenses" and i have macros built in. I
want to refer to that workbook name within the code but i dont know
how. I am in effect switching between two different workbooks.

I know how to refer to a cell reference within the workbook but i dont
know if the workbook named is 'stored' anywhere in order to refer to.

Hope this makes sense ?

Thanks
Darren

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