here is some code I use to connect to other closed excel worksheets, maybe it will help
Sub Inport_Data()
Dim lstrFileName As String
lstrFileName = Application.GetOpenFilename(FileFilter:="All Files(*.*), *.*", Title:="Select the File to Import")
GetDataFromClosedWorkbook lstrFileName, "A1:C21", Worksheets("Sheet3").Cells(1, 1), True
End Sub
Sub GetDataFromClosedWorkbook(SourceFile As String, SourceRange As String, _
TargetRange As Range, IncludeFieldNames As Boolean)
' requires a reference to the Microsoft ActiveX Data Objects library
' if SourceRange is a range reference:
' this will return data from the first worksheet in SourceFile
' if SourceRange is a defined name reference:
' this will return data from any worksheet in SourceFile
' SourceRange must include the range headers
'
Dim dbConnection As ADODB.Connection, rs As ADODB.Recordset
Dim dbConnectionString As String
Dim TargetCell As Range, i As Integer
dbConnectionString = "DRIVER={Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls)};" & _
"ReadOnly=1;DBQ=" & SourceFile
Set dbConnection = New ADODB.Connection
On Error GoTo InvalidInput
dbConnection.Open dbConnectionString ' open the database connection
Set rs = dbConnection.Execute("[" & SourceRange & "]")
Set TargetCell = TargetRange.Cells(1, 1)
If IncludeFieldNames Then
For i = 0 To rs.Fields.Count - 1
TargetCell.Offset(0, i).Formula = rs.Fields(i).Name
Next i
Set TargetCell = TargetCell.Offset(1, 0)
End If
TargetCell.CopyFromRecordset rs
rs.Close
dbConnection.Close ' close the database connection
Set TargetCell = Nothing
Set rs = Nothing
Set dbConnection = Nothing
On Error GoTo 0
Exit Sub
InvalidInput:
MsgBox "The source file or source range is invalid!", _
vbExclamation, "Get data from closed workbook"
End Sub
