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using variable with .Activate
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I'm trying to use a variable in the following code but i get an error. Subscript out of range I am runing a For/Next loop and need to change the file name for every loop Dim MyString AS String Dim MyFileName AS String MyString = C:\path\filename MyFileName = somefilename Windows(MyString).Activate Sheets(MyFileNAme).Select Any suggestion on how to do this correctly. Many thanks |
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using variable with .Activate
Enclose the string in double-quotes:
MyString = "C:\path\filename" The Sheets().Activate selects a tab not a workbook -- Gary's Student "Super Slueth" wrote: Hi I'm trying to use a variable in the following code but i get an error. Subscript out of range I am runing a For/Next loop and need to change the file name for every loop Dim MyString AS String Dim MyFileName AS String MyString = C:\path\filename MyFileName = somefilename Windows(MyString).Activate Sheets(MyFileNAme).Select Any suggestion on how to do this correctly. Many thanks |
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Use the filename only, not path and filename.
-- HTH Bob Phillips (replace xxxx in the email address with gmail if mailing direct) "Super Slueth" wrote in message ... Hi I'm trying to use a variable in the following code but i get an error. Subscript out of range I am runing a For/Next loop and need to change the file name for every loop Dim MyString AS String Dim MyFileName AS String MyString = C:\path\filename MyFileName = somefilename Windows(MyString).Activate Sheets(MyFileNAme).Select Any suggestion on how to do this correctly. Many thanks |
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using variable with .Activate
Dim MyString AS String
Dim MySheetName AS String MyString = "filename.xls" ' no path MySheetName = "sheet1" ' as an example Windows(MyString).Activate Sheets(MyFileNAme).Select -- Regards, Tom Ogilvy "Gary''s Student" wrote in message ... Enclose the string in double-quotes: MyString = "C:\path\filename" The Sheets().Activate selects a tab not a workbook -- Gary's Student "Super Slueth" wrote: Hi I'm trying to use a variable in the following code but i get an error. Subscript out of range I am runing a For/Next loop and need to change the file name for every loop Dim MyString AS String Dim MyFileName AS String MyString = C:\path\filename MyFileName = somefilename Windows(MyString).Activate Sheets(MyFileNAme).Select Any suggestion on how to do this correctly. Many thanks |
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