from vbaExpress (http://www.vbaexpress.com/kb/getarticle.php?kb_id=468)
Function IsFileOpen(FileName As String)
Dim iFilenum As Long
Dim iErr As Long
On Error Resume Next
iFilenum = FreeFile()
Open FileName For Input Lock Read As #iFilenum
Close iFilenum
iErr = Err
On Error Goto 0
Select Case iErr
Case 0: IsFileOpen = False
Case 70: IsFileOpen = True
Case Else: Error iErr
End Select
End Function
Sub test()
If Not IsFileOpen("C:\MyTest\volker2.xls") Then
Workbooks.Open "C:\MyTest\volker2.xls"
End If
End Sub
On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 1:45 PM, hanumant shinde
<hanumant_5...@yahoo.co.in>wrote:
> hi guys,
>
> can somebody pls tell me how to find if the workbook is open or not.
> lets say i wanna open"hanumant.xlsx" file using macro. but b4 that i wanna
> check if the file is open or not. if the file is already open then i won't
> open it again. and if it is not open then only i will open it.
> pls if u have any que abt this let me know
>
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