No, it is not. Didn't think of it much to be considered offendable. But got your point. Won't refer to you in that form, Sir. I also realize that one should code 'efficiently'.
In the interest of the forum decorum, I would like to take responsibility for the exchange of words that happened here which are not related to Excel help, and would like to close this here. S On Sep 12, 12:17 am, "dguillett1" <dguille...@gmail.com> wrote: > Your apology is accepted. You could have simply corrected my typo. As a > Microsoft Excel MVP, I do try to help others learn to code “efficiently”. > BTW, my name is not D. Is yours S? > > From: Sam Mathai Chacko > Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 4:12 PM > To: excel-macros@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ Open file using criteria from input box > > D, to be honest, that was certainly not to offend you. If you felt so, my > sincere apologies. I thought it was strange to have a solution posted when > one was already posted. > > Once again, please accept my apologies. You are a valuable contributor, and > we need you here. > > Mods, I would still be interested to know why D wasn't able to see my post > before he posted. > > Regards, > > Sam > > On Mon, Sep 12, 2011 at 12:09 AM, dguillett1 <dguille...@gmail.com> wrote: > > If I am to assume that D is referring to me, then I made a small typo and I > did not see the other answer. > If my contributions are to this group unwelcome then I have better things > to do. GEEEEEEZ!!! > > Sub OpenFile() > Workbooks.Open Filename:= _ > "C:\Users\user\Desktop\2011_" & InputBox("Vnesi nalog") & ".xlsx" > End Sub > From: Sam Mathai Chacko > Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 3:55 PM > To: excel-macros@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ Open file using criteria from input box > > Solution already posted D. Could you confirm this was not visible in the > forum? If so, then I'd like the moderators to please check why other members > are not able to see solutions or answers that are already posted, and waste > their development time. > > Also D, please test the code before posting. > > Seba, > > Sub OpenFile() > Dim File As String > File = InputBox("Vnesi nalog") > If Len(Dir("C:\Users\user\Desktop\2011_" & File & ".xlsx")) <> 0 > Then > Workbooks.Open Filename:="C:\Users\user\Desktop\2011_" & File > & ".xlsx" > Else > MsgBox "File does not exists!" > End If > End Sub > > On Sun, Sep 11, 2011 at 11:51 PM, dguillett1 <dguille...@gmail.com> wrote: > > try > > Sub OpenFile() > Workbooks.Open Filename:= _ > "C:\Users\user\Desktop\2011_" InputBox("Vnesi nalog")&".xlsx" > End Sub > > > > -----Original Message----- From: Seba > Sent: Sunday, September 11, 2011 3:31 PM > To: MS EXCEL AND VBA MACROS > Subject: $$Excel-Macros$$ Open file using criteria from input box > > Hi all, > > I need help tweaking one of my simple macros. I would like to open a > file after I enter a value into a input box. I have files stored in a > specific folder and each one is named like "year_sequence_number", ie: > 2011_001. I need a macro which would open a file based on a value I > enter. For example: I enter the value 123 and I get the file 2011_123 > opened. > > First I wrote this using my basic knowledge: > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Sub OpenFile() > Dim File As Integer > > File = InputBox("Vnesi nalog") > > If File = 001 Then > > Workbooks.Open Filename:="C:\Users\user\Desktop\2011_001.xlsx" > > Else > > Exit Sub > > End If > > End Sub > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Now is it possible and how to modify this so I wouldn't have to copy > and paste this a thousand times:) > And if possible, I would only like to enter the last three digits as a > value: just 001 and not the full name 2011_001. > > Thank you and best regards, > seba > > -- > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Some important links for excel users: > 1. 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