Calling methods from another Excel file

[sbendbuckeye]

Hello all,

We have several different files which share a common path up to a point. I would like to create a code only file and load it into the AltStartUp folder so that it is automatically loaded each time. I would like this file to expose methods for returning the various pieces of path information so that everything is in one place and the other files can read it from there.

If PathInfo.xls is loaded hidden, how do I reference its code methods from other workbook files? Thanks in advance for any ideas and/or suggestions!

 

[Jaafar Tribak]

Look up the Run Method in the Help files.

Regards.

 

[sbendbuckeye]

Thanks, that is helpful. Can you pass arguments ByRef using Application.Run? It doesn't appear that you can based on current testing.

 

[sbendbuckeye]

For the benefit of others, you can put standard methods in any of the Excel class code (eg ThisWorkBook, Sheet1, Sheet2, etc) and then call them as normal. They even shows up in intellisense and can accept ByRef parameters. The following code assumes that you have defined MySub and MyFunction within ThisWorkBook for a file with named "YourFileSpec".

Dim wkb As Workbook
Set wkb = WorkBooks.Open(FileName:="YourFileSpec", UpdateLinks:=False, ReadOnly:=True, AddToMru:=False)
Call wkb.MySub()
MsgBox Wkb.MyFunction
wkb.Close SaveChanges:=False
Set wkb = Nothing