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Code looping through files
Run Time Error 1004 Method OPEN of object.workbooks failed. This is in
the Microsoft vb alert window. the Error place in the code is at Do While TheFile < "" If TheFile < "Daily Error report MASTER.xls" Then MsgBox TheFile Set wb = Workbooks.Open(ThePath & "\" & TheFile) << error line. I've sent Otto the files while he was working on the code. The code works perfectly for him at his computer. I can open ALL files from file open or double clicking on the file. "Dave Peterson" wrote in message ... What's the error that is displayed? Any chance that Otto has access to that folder and you don't? Can you open the file just via File|Open? rjr wrote: Hi, I've got the problem that Otto is helping me with. I've done a complete detect and repair and as Chip has suggested I've looked in the References List box and I do have Microsoft Forms 2.0 Object Library installed and checked. I also have the FM20.dll installed and visible. I also attempted to include a user form and it was installed without a hitch, absolutely no problem. I did send the file to Otto and he can't recreate the problem. The code performs as it should on his machine and completes. I still get the error and the code stops, as Otto has said. Is there anything that anyone can think of that I can do that he and I haven't. If uninstalling and reinstalling Excel would work I could do that also. Thanks Bob Reynolds "Chip Pearson" wrote in message ... Do you know the exact wording of the error message? Is it coming from Excel or from VBA? he doesn't is "Microsoft Forms 2.0 Object Library". He doesn't have anything like that to check. That's a big clue. Does he really not have the Forms library listed in the References list box? Even if it not checked, it should be present in the list. MSFORMS is part of the basic Excel installation, not optional in any way. If "Microsoft Forms 2.0 Object Library" doesn't appear at all in the References list, the basic installation of Excel is bad. The first thing I'd advise to your user is to unregister and re-register Excel. Close Excel (and all other Office programs), go to the Windows Start menu, choose Run and enter RegSvr32 "Excel.exe" /unregserver The repeat the process with RegSvr32 "Excel.exe" /regserver You may have to use the full file path of Excel instead of just "Excel.exe". In the Immediate window of VBA, enter the following and press Enter. ?Application.Path & "\Excel.exe" This will display the full pathname of Excel.exe. Use that filename in place of "Excel.exe" in the RegSvr32 commands. Now try to open the workbook. In VBA, ensure that "Microsoft Forms 2.0 Object Library" appears in the list of references. Try adding a UserForm to the project. Doing so will automatically add a reference to MSFORMS. If this fails, and you (by which I mean your user) get an error message when trying to add a UserForm, try to add the reference to MSFORMS manually. In the References dialog, click "Browse" and navigate to the file C:\WINDOWS\system32\FM20.DLL If you find the file, click OK or Open. If you don't find the file, then you'll probably want to run "Detect And Repair" from the Help menu. If this doesn't fix the problem, you'll likely need to uninstall and reinstall Office. A missing MSFORMS reference item and/or a missing FM20.DLL file indicates that something serious has gone on. -- Cordially, Chip Pearson Microsoft MVP - Excel Pearson Software Consulting, LLC www.cpearson.com (email address is on the web site) "Otto Moehrbach" wrote in message ... Excel XP & Win XP I'm helping an OP with a project. The code loops through all the files in a folder, opens each, does things, closes the file and opens the next file, etc. The code is placed in the Personal.xls file. It works fine for me. It fails on opening the first file for him (will not open the file). An error is produced saying that opening the file failed. He has Excel 2003. He sent me his Personal.xls file. I changed the name and put it in my XLSTART folder. It works fine with my path. I created his path on my computer and that works fine too. I checked the VBE - Tools - References. The only thing I have checked that he doesn't is "Microsoft Forms 2.0 Object Library". He doesn't have anything like that to check. Does anyone have any ideas of what I could do? Thanks for your time. Otto -- Dave Peterson |
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