Macro shortcut behaviour is different from Alt-F8 Run Macro

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Hi,

I have a macro that looks into the cell formula for the reference to another excel file name and sheet name and opens it/activates the sheet name. When I run the macro via Alt-F8 run macros, it works as expected, but when I assign a Shortcut it does open the file but do not activate the sheet.
The macro is below:
Code:
Sub OpenFile()
Dim wbk As Excel.Workbook, Sh As Excel.Worksheet
Dim FilePath, FileName, SheetName, Formula As String
Formula = Replace(ActiveCell.Formula, "'", "")
On Error GoTo errexit
FileName = Mid(Formula, InStr(1, Formula, "[") + 1, InStr(1, Formula, "]") - 1 - InStr(1, Formula, "["))
SheetName = Mid(Formula, InStr(1, Formula, "]") + 1, InStr(1, Formula, "!$") - InStr(1, Formula, "]") - 1)

If InStr(1, Formula, ":\") > 0 Then
FilePath = Mid(Formula, InStr(1, Formula, ":\") - 1, InStr(1, Formula, "[") - InStr(1, Formula, ":\") + 1)
Workbooks.Open (FilePath & FileName)
Workbooks(FileName).Sheets(SheetName).Activate
Else
FilePath = ""
Workbooks(FileName).Activate
Workbooks(FileName).Sheets(SheetName).Activate
End If

errexit:
'MsgBox "Something is wrong", vbCritical, "Macro Error"
End Sub

Excel 2010
 
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How to show all formulas in Excel?
Press Ctrl+` to show all formulas. Press it again to toggle back to numbers. The grave accent is often under the tilde on US keyboards.
If your shortcut key combination involves the Shift key, try using one that doesn't. There is a bug that will cause the code to stop immediately after it executes the Workbooks.Open line.
 
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If your shortcut key combination involves the Shift key, try using one that doesn't. There is a bug that will cause the code to stop immediately after it executes the Workbooks.Open line.

Exactly the case. Thanks!
 
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Glad to help. Welcome to the forum, by the way. :)
 
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