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Old Feb 20th, 2002, 03:00 PM   #1
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I currently have a script set to open 2 specific workbooks and then prompt to choose the required 3rd.

As it is, I can only select 1 when the 'open' window comes up. Is there any way I can make this so I am able to select more than one file at once?

The code I currently have is as follows:
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Private Sub Workbook_Open()
On Error GoTo myErr
ChDir "(directory)"
Workbooks.Open "(file.xls)"
Workbooks.Open "(file.xls)"
Which = Application.GetOpenFilename() 'prompts user to open 3rd

Workbooks.Open Which
End
myErr:
End Sub
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Old Feb 20th, 2002, 03:08 PM   #2
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You just need to set the Multiselect argument to True e.g.

Which = Application.GetOpenFilename(MultiSelect:=True)
'Which now contains an array of file names which you can enumerate through
For l = 1 To UBound(Which)
MsgBox Which(l)
Next

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Old Feb 21st, 2002, 08:40 AM   #3
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This does let me select more than one file, however, it will not open them. The only thing that happens when I click 'open' is that I get a message box that tells me the files I selected.

I tried deleting the "MsgBox Which(l)" line, however then it doesn't do anything...
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Old Feb 21st, 2002, 10:15 AM   #4
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On 2002-02-21 07:40, Von Pookie wrote:
This does let me select more than one file, however, it will not open them. The only thing that happens when I click 'open' is that I get a message box that tells me the files I selected.

I tried deleting the "MsgBox Which(l)" line, however then it doesn't do anything...
You may want to put:

Workbooks.Open Which (l)

where that "Msgbox Which(l)" was before.

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Old Feb 21st, 2002, 10:25 AM   #5
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On 2002-02-21 09:15, Mark O'Brien wrote:
You may want to put:

Workbooks.Open Which (l)

where that "Msgbox Which(l)" was before.
Unfortunately, I can't get that to work either.

This is what I'm working with now:
Code:
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
On Error GoTo myErr
ChDir "(dir)"
Workbooks.Open "(file).xls"
Workbooks.Open "(file).xls"
Which = Application.GetOpenFilename(MultiSelect:=True)
'Which now contains an array of file names which you can enumerate through
For l = 1 To UBound(Which)
Workbooks.Open Which (l)
Next
Workbooks.Open Which
End
myErr:
End Sub
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Old Feb 21st, 2002, 10:27 AM   #6
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Try this:

Code:
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
On Error GoTo myErr
ChDir "C:Documents and SettingsksharpeDesktopECR"
Workbooks.Open "C:Documents and SettingsksharpeDesktopECRUPGUPG List Revised.xls"
Workbooks.Open "C:Documents and SettingsksharpeDesktopECRMain Directory.xls"
Which = Application.GetOpenFilename(MultiSelect:=True)
'Which now contains an array of file names which you can enumerate through
For I = 1 To UBound(Which)
   Workbooks.Open Which(I)
Next

End
myErr:
End Sub

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Old Feb 21st, 2002, 11:14 AM   #7
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That seemed to do the trick.

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