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On opening a file auto open another
Thanks Gary. Works like a charm.
Cheers, Kevryl "Gary Keramidas" wrote: insert yourself a module in accounting.xls and paste the following Sub auto_open() Workbooks.Open ("cashups.xls") End Sub -- Gary "Kevryl" wrote in message ... I know this should be the simplest thing but I'm missing something. When I open the file "accounting.xls" I want it to open the file "cashups.xls" automatically. Now... I've looked up VB help and as a result I have typed in Workbooks.Open "cashups.xls", 0 but it didnt work. I have presumed it's typed into the window that opens when you right click on the Excel icon and select "show code" in the main worksheet tab. The syntax in help is unclear as always, but I don't think it requires the brackets shown in help. I have tried them anyway, and I get an error message saying an "=" sign is expected. I've had a look in this thread and found a more functional method if I can get it to work, and this is: Dim wbk As Workbook On Error Resume Next Set wbk = Workbooks("Cashups.xls") On Error GoTo 0 If wbk Is Nothing Then MsgBox "Opening Cashups.xls now" Set wbk = Workbooks.Open("C:\MyBook.xls") End If I copied and pasted this into the same window, just changing the example to my own filename and remming out my first attempt, but it still wouldn't open the other file. Can someone tell me what I did wrong? Also, is there a way of doing this so that whichever tab the "accounting.xls" file opens to the macro will still run? |
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