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Default How to get username during workbooks.open macro

I have a macro that opens an xl2003 workbook on a network. If the workbook
being opened is already opened by another user, the macro will open a read
only copy without displaying the usual "Locked fo editing" message.

I figured out how to stop the file from opening, but I really need to be
able to display the name of the user that has the file locked. I've been
trying to figure this out for about 3 hours now. Any help would be greatly
appreciated!

Here is an example of the code I'm using to stop the file from opening, I'm
sure there's a more efficient way to do it, but I'm kinda learning as I go.


Sub testreadonly()

Workbooks.Open ("M:\read only test.xls")

If ActiveWorkbook.ReadOnly Then
MsgBox ("This workbook is currently opened by another user. Please try
again later.")
ActiveWorkbook.Close
End If

End Sub



 
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