Linking to File from VB

[stevenwhickey]

Hello,
From Visual Basic, how do you tell the computer to open a specific file?

 

[Norie]

There are many ways, depending on what you actually want to do and the type of file.

You could use a hyperlink.

You coud use Shell.

You could automate the application the file is associated with.

 

[shajueasow]

Try using
Workbooks.Open Filename:= "Your Path and File name"

Assumed that you are trying to open an excel file.

 

[stevenwhickey]

I want to open an excel file from another application. When I used

Workbooks.Open Filename:="H:\Desktop\Spreadsheets & Databases\Alaska.xls" it told me that it wasn't defined.

 

[Norie]

What's the other application?

 

[stevenwhickey]

It is a custom made application that allows the ability to create macros using VB. It isn't anything well known.

 

[Norie]

Steven

It might help us to help you if we knew what the application is.

Does it support VBA?

 

[stevenwhickey]

Yes, it supports VBA. The name of the application is Reflections.

 

[stevenwhickey]

What code would you use to open an excel file from a VB application?

 

[Legacy 98055]

Reflections for Regis Graphics? IBM? Terminal Emulator? More details please.

Please invest some time into your post so we don't have to spend so much time asking you questions to try and figure out how to help you. If you simply want to open up a workbook and have no intention on further interaction with this workbook, use the Shell API function. I would not use this code from within Excel hosted VBA to open a workbook.

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       (ByVal hwnd <font color="#0000A0">As</font> Long, <font color="#0000A0">ByVal</font> lpOperation <font color="#0000A0">As</font> String, <font color="#0000A0">ByVal</font> lpFile <font color="#0000A0">As</font> String, _
       <font color="#0000A0">ByVal</font> lpParameters <font color="#0000A0">As</font> String, <font color="#0000A0">ByVal</font> lpDirectory <font color="#0000A0">As</font> String, <font color="#0000A0">ByVal</font> nShowCmd <font color="#0000A0">As</font> Long) <font color="#0000A0">As</font> <font color="#0000A0">Long</font>

  <font color="#0000A0">Sub</font> Example()
       <font color="#0000A0">Dim</font> WbPath <font color="#0000A0">As</font> <font color="#0000A0">String</font>
       WbPath = "C:\Documents and Settings\Somebody\YouWorkbook.xls"
       <font color="#0000A0">Call</font> ShellExecute(0, "Open", WbPath, "", "", 1)
  <font color="#0000A0">End</font> <font color="#0000A0">Sub</font>
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Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" _
(ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpOperation As String, ByVal lpFile As String, _
ByVal lpParameters As String, ByVal lpDirectory As String, ByVal nShowCmd As Long) As Long

Sub Example()
Dim WbPath As String
WbPath = "C:\Documents and Settings\Somebody\YouWorkbook.xls"
Call ShellExecute(0, "Open", WbPath, "", "", 1)
End Sub</textarea>

If your overall purpose is to share data between your Reflection session and the workbook, you need to specify this.