I use the same macro shortcuts in different workbooks. Sometimes the
shortcuts run the same macro and act on the active worksheet. In those
cases if the shortcut runs the macro from a non-active workbook it will
still work. But one of the shortcuts has a different meaning in another
workbook, and if the shortcut decides to run the macro in that workbook
then it doesn't work.

When I use a shortcut how do I get it to run the macro in the active
workbook?

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Don Wiss brought next idea :
I use the same macro shortcuts in different workbooks. Sometimes the
shortcuts run the same macro and act on the active worksheet. In those
cases if the shortcut runs the macro from a non-active workbook it will
still work. But one of the shortcuts has a different meaning in another
workbook, and if the shortcut decides to run the macro in that workbook
then it doesn't work.

When I use a shortcut how do I get it to run the macro in the active
workbook?

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

Excel exhibits some bizarre behavior if macros are assigned the same
shortcuts or if 2 files with macros of the same name are open. The
behhavior varies depending on the order the files containing the macros
were opened. <IIRCNormally the active shortcuts belong to the current
active file if it has macros, otherwise the last active file containing
macros.

So if 2 open files use the same shortcut to run a macro, the 1st file
that uses the shortcut will run its associated macro. It's usually
better to assign macros to a button or menuitem AND use this statement
at the top of each code module...

Option Private Module
Option Explicit

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On Sat, 24 Mar 2012 01:58:24 -0400, GS wrote:

Don Wiss brought next idea :
I use the same macro shortcuts in different workbooks. Sometimes the
shortcuts run the same macro and act on the active worksheet. In those
cases if the shortcut runs the macro from a non-active workbook it will
still work. But one of the shortcuts has a different meaning in another
workbook, and if the shortcut decides to run the macro in that workbook
then it doesn't work.

When I use a shortcut how do I get it to run the macro in the active
workbook?

Excel exhibits some bizarre behavior if macros are assigned the same
shortcuts or if 2 files with macros of the same name are open. The
behhavior varies depending on the order the files containing the macros
were opened. <IIRCNormally the active shortcuts belong to the current
active file if it has macros, otherwise the last active file containing
macros.

So if 2 open files use the same shortcut to run a macro, the 1st file
that uses the shortcut will run its associated macro. It's usually
better to assign macros to a button or menuitem AND use this statement
at the top of each code module...

It has to be a keyboard macro, as it gets data from the ActiveCell.Row and
puts a string into the clipboard. There are three macros, each putting
different strings into the clipboard. The two spreadsheets are similar,
with ISBN numbers in column B.

I removed the shortcut in the other different workbook that was the same. I
thought about it and realized that it was no longer needed. So now it
doesn't matter which macro it runs, as they are identical and only read
column B of the ActiveCell.Row.

Option Private Module
Option Explicit

I am using Excel 97. I have always used Option Explicit. I have never used
Option Private Module.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).

On Sat, 24 Mar 2012 05:10:06 -0400, Don Wiss wrote:

I am using Excel 97.

Correction. It is Excel 2002.

Don. www.donwiss.com (e-mail link at home page bottom).