I don't know if you've solved your problem yet. I do have a question though.
Do you post you invoices to an excel database workbook? If you do a very
simple formula can be entered into the cell where you want your invoice
numbers.

=if(cell="",MAX('C:\MyFiles\FolderName1\SubFolder\ NameofDatabase.xls'!INVOICE)+1,gotonext"

If you access your record again, the invoice number won't automatically
change. It also asks if you want to update your link. I went into my
database and inserted names for all of my data columns. This will always
insert the next invoice number available. It's much easier than the
solutions I read here so far. I've written some very complext formulas, and
sometimes the simplist is the best.

Good luck and I hope this will work for you.
"Pammi J" wrote:

Rookie 1st class
your solution does work but only if you open the same as last invoice - it
doesnt work off just the original template. which is a shame i thought we had
got it sorted then. I need to be able to open a clean invoice from template
each time (other than the incrementing invoice no) as i have to add customer
details to each one.
im going to have a play around with JLatham zip file now and will let you
know how i get on.

"JLatham" wrote:

Would you like me to go back through the method you were investigating and
check anything out? I suspect that the way you describe it as working may be
by intent - create a new file from the template, set up what ever individual
info is needed to get started, close it down and then next time you open it,
it starts incrementing? That kind of operation would be ok for a setup where
you were just printing the created invoice, filling in unique information
each time to print out a new one. The auto-incrementing of it on each open
would be troublesome if you were also trying to keep copies of the invoices
as part of your workbook.

"Rookie 1st class" wrote:

J, Liz & Pam My method works if not a template or you reopen the template
(negates purpose of template). You must open the document for it to add a 1.
Opening a copy (<File, <New) of a Template does NOT open the original
document. Therefore it never increments. I suspect that is also true of
McGimpsey link. Dave HELP!!!
Lou

"JLatham" wrote:

Grab the .zip file I uploaded for Pammi J he
http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...c-bd3aeb241c30

that will give you one way to do it. You can change the reference to cell
E5 in the code to whatever cell on a worksheet you'd like the Invoice number
to show up in. By revising the InvoiceNumber.txt file, you can even set your
own starting number for your first invoice.

"lizard1socal" wrote:

JLantham or somebody..........
Could somebody ,anbody answer my last post , por favor? just want to know
how to auto number an invoice !!??
lizard1socal
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