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You can use : File2 = Dir(OpenFile_2) Even if you don’t open the file. HTH Daniel De : excel-macros@googlegroups.com [mailto:excel-mac...@googlegroups.com] De la part de obahor o Envoyé : jeudi 2 juillet 2009 22:25 À : excel-macros@googlegroups.com Objet : [Norton AntiSpam] $$Excel-Macros$$ Question: on Application.GetOpenFilename command When you used the Application.GetOpenFilename command. Is there a way to make the file opened a active window so that I can store the filename as a string. This is what I am doing so far and it is not working. OpenFile_2 = Application.GetOpenFilename(FileFilter:="Excel Files (*.xls), *.xls", _ Title:="Please select File #2 :Archived file to compare with File #1") If OpenFile_2 = False Then ' They pressed Cancel MsgBox "Stopping because you did not select File 2" Exit Sub Else Workbooks.Open Filename:=OpenFile_2 File2 = Workbooks(2).Name End If Thanks, Mog -- ****************************************************** Omoghene Obahor www.obahor.com Cell: 214-493-7403 Fax: 866-338-1397 "As a Man Thinks So is He" ****************************************************** --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Some important links for excel users: 1. Excel and VBA Tutorials(Video and Text), Free add-ins downloads at http://www.excelitems.com 2. Excel tutorials at http://www.excel-macros.blogspot.com 3. Learn VBA Macros at http://www.vbamacros.blogspot.com 4. Excel Tips and Tricks at http://exceldailytip.blogspot.com To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com If you find any spam message in the group, please send an email to: Ayush Jain @ jainayus...@gmail.com or Ashish Jain @ 26may.1...@gmail.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> HELP US GROW !! We reach over 5,000 subscribers worldwide and receive many nice notes about the learning and support from the group. Our goal is to have 10,000 subscribers by the end of 2009. Let friends and co-workers know they can subscribe to group at http://groups.google.com/group/excel-macros/subscribe -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
