Open, Close and Save Multiple Files Using VBA

[patrick2980]

Hello,

I am trying to create one macro that will open, close and save files based on file paths specified in a range of cells of the file containing the macro. This is to speed up a weekly process whereby trackers are updated with data from a central master file. I have found the below code which partly works. It opens the files and then saves them. However the issue I have is that it does not save the file in the same folder as where it has opened it from. Instead it saves them in the default local file location in excel. Can anyone advise how I would amend to correct?

Thanks in advance!

Sub Update_Single_Trackers()

Application.ScreenUpdating = False
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
For i = 2 To 5
With Workbooks.Open(Range("A" & i), UpdateLinks:=0)
.Save
.Saved = True
.Close 0
End With
Next
Application.ScreenUpdating = True

End Sub

 

[dmt32]

Hi,
welcome to forum

try this update to your code & see if helps you

Sub Update_Single_Trackers()
    Dim i As Integer
    Dim arr As Variant
    Dim wb As Workbook
    
    With Application
        .ScreenUpdating = False: .DisplayAlerts = False
    End With
    
    arr = Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A2:A5").Value
    
    For i = 1 To UBound(arr, 1)
        If Not Dir(arr(i, 1), vbDirectory) = vbNullString Then
            Set wb = Workbooks.Open(arr(i, 1), UpdateLinks:=0)
            
' do stuff here
            
'close & save
            wb.Close True
            
        End If
        Set wb = Nothing
    Next
    
    With Application
        .ScreenUpdating = True: .DisplayAlerts = True
    End With
    
End Sub

Change sheet name shown in BOLD where file paths are located as required.

Dave

 

[patrick2980]

Thanks very much for the reply Dave. Only slight issue is that solution prompts me to save a copy of the files opened as opposed to just saving the opened file in the same location. Any ideas how to correct?

Thanks again,
Patrick

 

[dmt32]

Thanks very much for the reply Dave. Only slight issue is that solution prompts me to save a copy of the files opened as opposed to just saving the opened file in the same location. Any ideas how to correct?

Thanks again,
Patrick

Try changing this line

Set wb = Workbooks.Open(arr(i, 1), UpdateLinks:=0)

to this

Set wb = Workbooks.Open(arr(i, 1), False, False)

and see if resolves your issue

Dave