Determining if Workbook is open

youngda

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I need a line of code that will tell me, yes or no, if a workbook is already opened by the computer. Anybody know?
 

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From www.OzGrid.com:

<font face=Tahoma><SPAN style="color:#00007F">Sub</SPAN> IsWorkBookOpen()
<SPAN style="color:#007F00">''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''</SPAN>
<SPAN style="color:#007F00">'Written by www.ozgrid.com</SPAN>

<SPAN style="color:#007F00">'Test to see if a Workbook is open.</SPAN>
<SPAN style="color:#007F00">''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''</SPAN>

<SPAN style="color:#00007F">Dim</SPAN> wBook <SPAN style="color:#00007F">As</SPAN> Workbook

    <SPAN style="color:#00007F">On</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Error</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Resume</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Next</SPAN>
    <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Set</SPAN> wBook = Workbooks("Personal.xls")

        <SPAN style="color:#00007F">If</SPAN> wBook <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Is</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Nothing</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Then</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#007F00">'Not open</SPAN>
            MsgBox "Workbook is not open", _
            vbCritical, "OzGrid.com"
            <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Set</SPAN> wBook = <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Nothing</SPAN>
            <SPAN style="color:#00007F">On</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Error</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#00007F">GoTo</SPAN> 0
        <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Else</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#007F00">'It is open</SPAN>
            MsgBox "Yes it is open", _
            vbInformation, "OzGrid.com"
            <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Set</SPAN> wBook = <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Nothing</SPAN>
            <SPAN style="color:#00007F">On</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Error</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#00007F">GoTo</SPAN> 0
        <SPAN style="color:#00007F">End</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#00007F">If</SPAN>
<SPAN style="color:#00007F">End</SPAN> <SPAN style="color:#00007F">Sub</SPAN></FONT>

HTH,

Smitty
 
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The whole function

Well, your guy's advice has been useful, but I still get flustered when I try to adapt all of it to my situation. The following is the function I am trying to create written out in English. Maybe you can help me translate this into working code

OutputBook = "C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Desktop\" & Format(Date, "yymmdd") & " Schwab Trades.csv"

'If OutputBook does not exist Then
'Workbooks.Add
'Else If OutputBook exists but is not Open
'Workbooks.open(OutputBook)
'Else If OutputBook exists and is open
'Workbooks(OutputBook).activate <-- This last statement hasa not been working when its isolated and alone????
 
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