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souljive99 Using VBA to Open a File Name... 05-26-2009, 02:19 PM
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    Re: Using VBA to Open a File Name that changes slightly

    Sorry, I'm new...Is this how you tag codes?

    Do you do separate loops for the path and the string, like this? or is this wrong...



    Option Explicit
    
    Sub OpenByDate()
    'Opens a sheet based on date search
    Dim TheString As String, TheDate As Date, ThePath As String
    
    ThePath = "c:\holdings\" & WorksheetFunction.Text(TheDate, "YYYY_MM_DD") & "\"
    TheDate = Date
    TheString = "test " & WorksheetFunction.Text(TheDate, "MM.DD.YYYY") & ".xls"
    
    Do
    On Error Resume Next
    Workbooks.Open ThePath
    
    If Err <> 0 Then
    TheDate = TheDate - 1
    ThePath = "c:\holdings\" & WorksheetFunction.Text(TheDate, "YYYY_MM_DD") & "\"
    
    Do
    On Error Resume Next
    Workbooks.Open TheString
    
    If Err <> 0 Then
    TheDate = TheDate - 1
    TheString = "test " & WorksheetFunction.Text(TheDate, "MM.DD.YYYY") & ".xls"
    End If
    Loop Until Err = 0
    
    End Sub
    Last edited by souljive99; 05-26-2009 at 05:42 PM. Reason: added code tags

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    Re: Using VBA to Open a File Name that changes slightly

    No, it's not. The forum rules explain it, and so does the How To ... link in the menu bar.
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