I have a VB Macro in an Excel spreadsheet that I want to use in other
spreadsheets. What is the most efficient way to do this without copying the
macro code from sheet to sheet.

It depends on how that macro is written (and what it does).

It could be as simple as opening the macro workbook, activating the "real"
workbook and the sheet that should be processed, then hitting alt-F8 and
selecting the macro and running it.

This could even work if the code was written to work on the activesheet <bg.

ajmplanner wrote:

I have a VB Macro in an Excel spreadsheet that I want to use in other
spreadsheets. What is the most efficient way to do this without copying the
macro code from sheet to sheet.

--

Dave Peterson

When you say spreadsheet are you referring to a worksheet within a file or
to the file itself.
What kind of macro. Always BEST to post YOUR macro for comments.


--
Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software

"ajmplanner" wrote in message
...
I have a VB Macro in an Excel spreadsheet that I want to use in other
spreadsheets. What is the most efficient way to do this without copying
the
macro code from sheet to sheet.

Thanks for your replies. The macro simply parses some information in a cell
of each row of a worksheet and places the parsed info in other columns on
that row. I receive the unparsed information in a different Excel file each
month. I was under the impression that a macro built for that worksheet was
"attached" to that Excel file and could not access worsheets in another Excel
file.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

It depends on how that macro is written (and what it does).

It could be as simple as opening the macro workbook, activating the "real"
workbook and the sheet that should be processed, then hitting alt-F8 and
selecting the macro and running it.

This could even work if the code was written to work on the activesheet <bg.

ajmplanner wrote:

I have a VB Macro in an Excel spreadsheet that I want to use in other
spreadsheets. What is the most efficient way to do this without copying the
macro code from sheet to sheet.

--

Dave Peterson
.

Is there a good reason why you can't post your macro as requested?

--
Don Guillett
Microsoft MVP Excel
SalesAid Software

"ajmplanner" wrote in message
...
Thanks for your replies. The macro simply parses some information in a
cell
of each row of a worksheet and places the parsed info in other columns on
that row. I receive the unparsed information in a different Excel file
each
month. I was under the impression that a macro built for that worksheet
was
"attached" to that Excel file and could not access worsheets in another
Excel
file.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

It depends on how that macro is written (and what it does).

It could be as simple as opening the macro workbook, activating the
"real"
workbook and the sheet that should be processed, then hitting alt-F8 and
selecting the macro and running it.

This could even work if the code was written to work on the activesheet
<bg.

ajmplanner wrote:

I have a VB Macro in an Excel spreadsheet that I want to use in other
spreadsheets. What is the most efficient way to do this without copying
the
macro code from sheet to sheet.

--

Dave Peterson
.

You use three terms............spreadsheet, worksheet and file.

Do you mean workbook and worksheet?

Do you have a simple macro like

Sub Macro()

do things

End Sub

Or is the code a worksheet event type like worksheet_change?

If a simple macro, create an add-in from a workbook with the macro in a
module.

Add that add-in to your list of installed and loaded add-ins.

The macro will be availanle for all open workbooks.

Or if just for your own use, place the macro in your Personal.xls workbook.

If event type code, you will have to post it so's we can figure out the best
method of making available.


Gord Dibben MS Excel MVP


On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 08:34:01 -0800, ajmplanner
wrote:

Thanks for your replies. The macro simply parses some information in a cell
of each row of a worksheet and places the parsed info in other columns on
that row. I receive the unparsed information in a different Excel file each
month. I was under the impression that a macro built for that worksheet was
"attached" to that Excel file and could not access worsheets in another Excel
file.

"Dave Peterson" wrote:

It depends on how that macro is written (and what it does).

It could be as simple as opening the macro workbook, activating the "real"
workbook and the sheet that should be processed, then hitting alt-F8 and
selecting the macro and running it.

This could even work if the code was written to work on the activesheet <bg.

ajmplanner wrote:

I have a VB Macro in an Excel spreadsheet that I want to use in other
spreadsheets. What is the most efficient way to do this without copying the
macro code from sheet to sheet.

--

Dave Peterson
.