In order to understand what you're doing and work through your question, you need to understand what VBA is doing. Your VBA line: ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = _ "=VLOOKUP(RC[-3],'[ForecastLastUpdated_18 July 2014 15.45.xlsx]Sheet1'!C1:C8,8,0)"
is essentially : ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = "some string of text" You could create a string variable (Dim sVar as String) and "build" your formula, like: sVar = "=VLOOKUP(RC[-3],'[" sVar = sVar & wrkbk sVar = sVar & "]Sheet1'!C1:C8,8,0)" or: sVar = "=VLOOKUP(RC[-3],'[" & wrkbk & "]Sheet1'!C1:C8,8,0)" ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = sVar Using sVar is helpful in debugging, simply because you can display the value of sVar to see if the string is being built properly. But it is not required. ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = _ "=VLOOKUP(RC[-3],'["& wrkbk & "]Sheet1'!C1:C8,8,0)" Paul ----------------------------------------- “Do all the good you can, By all the means you can, In all the ways you can, In all the places you can, At all the times you can, To all the people you can, As long as ever you can.” - John Wesley ----------------------------------------- From: Nitin Balodi <nitinbal...@live.com> >To: "excel-macros@googlegroups.com" <excel-macros@googlegroups.com> >Sent: Monday, August 25, 2014 6:47 AM >Subject: $$Excel-Macros$$ VLookup file reference using VBA > > > > >Hi All, > > > > >I have two files: File1 and File2. > >I need to apply Vlookup in File1 using references from File2. >I have stored name of File2 in a string wrkbk and need to apply vlookup using >this. > >Recording Macro gives: > >ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = _ > "=VLOOKUP(RC[-3],'[ForecastLastUpdated_18 July 2014 15.45.xlsx]Sheet1'!C1:C8,8,0)" > >I want to replace the file name marked in Red with wrkbk. > > > >Thanks in advance. > >Regards. > > >Yours Sincerely, >Nitin Balodi -- >Are you =EXP(E:RT) or =NOT(EXP(E:RT)) in Excel? And do you wanna be? It’s >=TIME(2,DO:IT,N:OW) ! Join official Facebook page of this forum @ >https://www.facebook.com/discussexcel > >FORUM RULES > >1) Use concise, accurate thread titles. Poor thread titles, like Please Help, >Urgent, Need Help, Formula Problem, Code Problem, and Need Advice will not get >quick attention or may not be answered. >2) Don't post a question in the thread of another member. >3) Don't post questions regarding breaking or bypassing any security measure. >4) Acknowledge the responses you receive, good or bad. >5) Jobs posting is not allowed. >6) Sharing copyrighted material and their links is not allowed. > >NOTE : Don't ever post confidential data in a workbook. Forum owners and >members are not responsible for any loss. >--- >You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MS >EXCEL AND VBA MACROS" group. >To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >email to excel-macros+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com. >Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/excel-macros. >For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > > -- Are you =EXP(E:RT) or =NOT(EXP(E:RT)) in Excel? And do you wanna be? It’s =TIME(2,DO:IT,N:OW) ! Join official Facebook page of this forum @ https://www.facebook.com/discussexcel FORUM RULES 1) Use concise, accurate thread titles. Poor thread titles, like Please Help, Urgent, Need Help, Formula Problem, Code Problem, and Need Advice will not get quick attention or may not be answered. 2) Don't post a question in the thread of another member. 3) Don't post questions regarding breaking or bypassing any security measure. 4) Acknowledge the responses you receive, good or bad. 5) Jobs posting is not allowed. 6) Sharing copyrighted material and their links is not allowed. NOTE : Don't ever post confidential data in a workbook. Forum owners and members are not responsible for any loss. --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MS EXCEL AND VBA MACROS" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to excel-macros+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to excel-macros@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/excel-macros. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
