VBA open file: concatenate error -

jakobt

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Get a syntax error when trying to run this piece of code

Sub Opentb()
dim Entity as string

Entity = InputBox("Which entity")

Workbooks.Open Filename:="S:\Lon_Acct\TB\UK TB_MTD_"&Period&"-en-us.xlsx"



End Sub
 

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What is Period? You have a variable called Entity but not one called Period.
 
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sub opentb

Dim period As String

period = InputBox("Which Period")






Workbooks.Open Filename:="S:\Lon_Acct\TB\UK TB_MTD_"&Period&"-en-us.xlsx"

End Sub
 
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