Is there a way to read a cell value in an excel file without actually opening
the file?

Thank you,

Steven

HI !

Try an ADO macro ; first , copy this macro in a wbook !
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Option Explicit


Public Sub GetData(SourceFile As Variant, SourceSheet As String, _
SourceRange As String, TargetRange As Range, Header
As Boolean, UseHeaderRow As Boolean)
' 30-Dec-2007, working in Excel 2000-2007
Dim rsCon As Object
Dim rsData As Object
Dim szConnect As String
Dim szSQL As String
Dim lCount As Long

' Create the connection string.
If Header = False Then
If Val(Application.Version) < 12 Then
szConnect = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
"Data Source=" & SourceFile & ";" & _
"Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=No"";"
Else
szConnect = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;" & _
"Data Source=" & SourceFile & ";" & _
"Extended Properties=""Excel 12.0;HDR=No"";"
End If
Else
If Val(Application.Version) < 12 Then
szConnect = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
"Data Source=" & SourceFile & ";" & _
"Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=Yes"";"
Else
szConnect = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;" & _
"Data Source=" & SourceFile & ";" & _
"Extended Properties=""Excel 12.0;HDR=Yes"";"
End If
End If

If SourceSheet = "" Then
' workbook level name
szSQL = "SELECT * FROM " & SourceRange$ & ";"
Else
' worksheet level name or range
szSQL = "SELECT * FROM [" & SourceSheet$ & "$" & SourceRange$
& "];"
End If

On Error GoTo SomethingWrong

Set rsCon = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
Set rsData = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")

rsCon.Open szConnect
rsData.Open szSQL, rsCon, 0, 1, 1

' Check to make sure we received data and copy the data
If Not rsData.EOF Then

If Header = False Then
TargetRange.Cells(1, 1).CopyFromRecordset rsData
Else
'Add the header cell in each column if the last argument
is True
If UseHeaderRow Then
For lCount = 0 To rsData.Fields.Count - 1
TargetRange.Cells(1, 1 + lCount).Value = _
rsData.Fields(lCount).Name
Next lCount
TargetRange.Cells(2, 1).CopyFromRecordset rsData
Else
TargetRange.Cells(1, 1).CopyFromRecordset rsData
End If
End If

Else
MsgBox "No records returned from : " & SourceFile, vbCritical
End If

' Clean up our Recordset object.
rsData.Close
Set rsData = Nothing
rsCon.Close
Set rsCon = Nothing
Exit Sub

SomethingWrong:
MsgBox "The file name, Sheet name or Range is invalid of : " &
SourceFile, _
vbExclamation, "Error"
On Error GoTo 0

End Sub
__________________________________________________ _________________________

Then , copy and this macro , too :

Sub GetData_Example3()
' In this example Header = False and UseHeaderRow can be True or False
because it is not used

GetData ThisWorkbook.Path & "\test.xls", "Sheet1", _
"A3:C4", Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1"), False, False

End Sub

change test.xls , sheets name and range according with your needs ;
see
http://.www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm

Try this , too :

=SUM('C:\Rapoarte\[Buget.xls]Anual'!C10:C25)

Make ajustaments for your needs to path ;
Rapoarte is the name of folder in C:\ ,
Buget.xls is name of wbook , Anual is name os sheet ...etc ;

WOW ; WOW ; WOW

Thank you very much. This basically means I can keep people from
overwriting an excel file, or at least catch them if they do. What I am
going to do is put a version number in the file and when the file opens it
will check this other file w/o opening it for the correct verision number and
I will change version numbers as needed on my most critical files. I have
always worried about people overwriting files.

What if the file I want to read out of has a password? Would it go on the
GetData line of code?

Thanks again.

"ytayta555" wrote:

HI !

Try an ADO macro ; first , copy this macro in a wbook !
__________________________________________________ _____________

Option Explicit


Public Sub GetData(SourceFile As Variant, SourceSheet As String, _
SourceRange As String, TargetRange As Range, Header
As Boolean, UseHeaderRow As Boolean)
' 30-Dec-2007, working in Excel 2000-2007
Dim rsCon As Object
Dim rsData As Object
Dim szConnect As String
Dim szSQL As String
Dim lCount As Long

' Create the connection string.
If Header = False Then
If Val(Application.Version) < 12 Then
szConnect = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
"Data Source=" & SourceFile & ";" & _
"Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=No"";"
Else
szConnect = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;" & _
"Data Source=" & SourceFile & ";" & _
"Extended Properties=""Excel 12.0;HDR=No"";"
End If
Else
If Val(Application.Version) < 12 Then
szConnect = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
"Data Source=" & SourceFile & ";" & _
"Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=Yes"";"
Else
szConnect = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;" & _
"Data Source=" & SourceFile & ";" & _
"Extended Properties=""Excel 12.0;HDR=Yes"";"
End If
End If

If SourceSheet = "" Then
' workbook level name
szSQL = "SELECT * FROM " & SourceRange$ & ";"
Else
' worksheet level name or range
szSQL = "SELECT * FROM [" & SourceSheet$ & "$" & SourceRange$
& "];"
End If

On Error GoTo SomethingWrong

Set rsCon = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
Set rsData = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")

rsCon.Open szConnect
rsData.Open szSQL, rsCon, 0, 1, 1

' Check to make sure we received data and copy the data
If Not rsData.EOF Then

If Header = False Then
TargetRange.Cells(1, 1).CopyFromRecordset rsData
Else
'Add the header cell in each column if the last argument
is True
If UseHeaderRow Then
For lCount = 0 To rsData.Fields.Count - 1
TargetRange.Cells(1, 1 + lCount).Value = _
rsData.Fields(lCount).Name
Next lCount
TargetRange.Cells(2, 1).CopyFromRecordset rsData
Else
TargetRange.Cells(1, 1).CopyFromRecordset rsData
End If
End If

Else
MsgBox "No records returned from : " & SourceFile, vbCritical
End If

' Clean up our Recordset object.
rsData.Close
Set rsData = Nothing
rsCon.Close
Set rsCon = Nothing
Exit Sub

SomethingWrong:
MsgBox "The file name, Sheet name or Range is invalid of : " &
SourceFile, _
vbExclamation, "Error"
On Error GoTo 0

End Sub
__________________________________________________ _________________________

Then , copy and this macro , too :

Sub GetData_Example3()
' In this example Header = False and UseHeaderRow can be True or False
because it is not used

GetData ThisWorkbook.Path & "\test.xls", "Sheet1", _
"A3:C4", Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1"), False, False

End Sub

change test.xls , sheets name and range according with your needs ;
see
http://.www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm

What if the file I want to read out of has *a password? *Would it go on the
GetData line of code?

I tryed and if the wbook have a password , GetData cann't do this ;
actually , I don't know how and if it's posible to get data from an
locked
wbook .

Use my Merge add-in if all files have the same password
http://www.rondebruin.nl/merge.htm

--

Regards Ron de Bruin
http://www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm


"Steven" wrote in message ...
WOW ; WOW ; WOW

Thank you very much. This basically means I can keep people from
overwriting an excel file, or at least catch them if they do. What I am
going to do is put a version number in the file and when the file opens it
will check this other file w/o opening it for the correct verision number and
I will change version numbers as needed on my most critical files. I have
always worried about people overwriting files.

What if the file I want to read out of has a password? Would it go on the
GetData line of code?

Thanks again.

"ytayta555" wrote:

HI !

Try an ADO macro ; first , copy this macro in a wbook !
__________________________________________________ _____________

Option Explicit


Public Sub GetData(SourceFile As Variant, SourceSheet As String, _
SourceRange As String, TargetRange As Range, Header
As Boolean, UseHeaderRow As Boolean)
' 30-Dec-2007, working in Excel 2000-2007
Dim rsCon As Object
Dim rsData As Object
Dim szConnect As String
Dim szSQL As String
Dim lCount As Long

' Create the connection string.
If Header = False Then
If Val(Application.Version) < 12 Then
szConnect = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
"Data Source=" & SourceFile & ";" & _
"Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=No"";"
Else
szConnect = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;" & _
"Data Source=" & SourceFile & ";" & _
"Extended Properties=""Excel 12.0;HDR=No"";"
End If
Else
If Val(Application.Version) < 12 Then
szConnect = "Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0;" & _
"Data Source=" & SourceFile & ";" & _
"Extended Properties=""Excel 8.0;HDR=Yes"";"
Else
szConnect = "Provider=Microsoft.ACE.OLEDB.12.0;" & _
"Data Source=" & SourceFile & ";" & _
"Extended Properties=""Excel 12.0;HDR=Yes"";"
End If
End If

If SourceSheet = "" Then
' workbook level name
szSQL = "SELECT * FROM " & SourceRange$ & ";"
Else
' worksheet level name or range
szSQL = "SELECT * FROM [" & SourceSheet$ & "$" & SourceRange$
& "];"
End If

On Error GoTo SomethingWrong

Set rsCon = CreateObject("ADODB.Connection")
Set rsData = CreateObject("ADODB.Recordset")

rsCon.Open szConnect
rsData.Open szSQL, rsCon, 0, 1, 1

' Check to make sure we received data and copy the data
If Not rsData.EOF Then

If Header = False Then
TargetRange.Cells(1, 1).CopyFromRecordset rsData
Else
'Add the header cell in each column if the last argument
is True
If UseHeaderRow Then
For lCount = 0 To rsData.Fields.Count - 1
TargetRange.Cells(1, 1 + lCount).Value = _
rsData.Fields(lCount).Name
Next lCount
TargetRange.Cells(2, 1).CopyFromRecordset rsData
Else
TargetRange.Cells(1, 1).CopyFromRecordset rsData
End If
End If

Else
MsgBox "No records returned from : " & SourceFile, vbCritical
End If

' Clean up our Recordset object.
rsData.Close
Set rsData = Nothing
rsCon.Close
Set rsCon = Nothing
Exit Sub

SomethingWrong:
MsgBox "The file name, Sheet name or Range is invalid of : " &
SourceFile, _
vbExclamation, "Error"
On Error GoTo 0

End Sub
__________________________________________________ _________________________

Then , copy and this macro , too :

Sub GetData_Example3()
' In this example Header = False and UseHeaderRow can be True or False
because it is not used

GetData ThisWorkbook.Path & "\test.xls", "Sheet1", _
"A3:C4", Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1"), False, False

End Sub

change test.xls , sheets name and range according with your needs ;
see
http://.www.rondebruin.nl/tips.htm