VBA - Using a macro to open a workbook

Joe94

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Hi, at the moment I am trying to use a button to go to a sheet on a different workbook. I can do this fine if the workbook is already open, however if this workbook is closed an error message will pop up. I'm assuming there is a code to open up an excel file from a macro, which would hopefully solve my problem. Is there a code to open a different workbook from this macro and if so, what is it?
(Hopefully you can understand what i'm talking about)
Thanks in advance
Joe
 

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Hi there,

What error message do you get?

Make sure you have specified the directory:

Code:
Workbooks.Open Filename:= "H:\folder1\folder2\folder3\spreadsheet.xls"
 
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Hi Joe

Code:
Dim wb As Workbook
 
Set wb = Workbooks.Open("C:\SomeFolder\SomeFile.xls",UpdateLinks:=False)
 
wb.Sheets("Sheet1").Activate
 
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