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Hidden Background Data File
Can you get Excel to open another Excel file linked to the first automatically (preferably hidden and read only) in the background ?
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Hidden Background Data File
You could save the other workbook with its windows hidden, then either use a
macro to open it: Option Explicit dim OtherName as string Sub Auto_Open() dim OtherWkbk as workbook dim OtherPath as string otherpath = "C:\somefolder\" '- note the trailing backslash othername = "book99.xls" set otherwkbk = nothing on error resume next set otherwkbk = workbooks(othername) on error goto 0 if otherwkbk is nothing then 'it's not already open on error resume next set otherwkbk = workbooks.open(otherpath & othername, readonly:=true) on error goto 0 if otherwkbk is nothing then 'still didn't open msgbox otherwkbk & " wasn't opened!" end if end if end sub 'close this workbook when the "real" file closes???? Sub Auto_Close() on error resume next workbooks(othername).close savechanges:=false End sub (Untested. Uncompiled. Watch for typos.) PSM wrote: Can you get Excel to open another Excel file linked to the first automatically (preferably hidden and read only) in the background ? -- PSM -- Dave Peterson |
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