Hi Paul,
Thanks for your response. When the macro executes, it opens a folder and have 5 
excel files in it. I am not sure which workbook will be assigned when I type 
WorkBooks(1).activate or WorkBook(2).activate and so on.
I want to assign a variable to specific workbook. Workbook names are not same 
and will have timestamp of their extraction date and time.
File1 = ForecastLastUpdated_*File2 = ForecastLastUpdated_ReferenceInformation*
I hope it explains the criteria.
Regards.
Yours Sincerely,Nitin Balodi

Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2014 03:33:36 -0700
From: schreiner_p...@att.net
Subject: Re: $$Excel-Macros$$ Assign already open workbooks name to variables 
using wildcard
To: excel-macros@googlegroups.com

I'm not sure what you're expecting with the wildcard. perhaps you could give 
specific examples? The Workbook object contains all of the open workbooks. You 
can loop through the Workbook object and save the filenames in a variable or 
array, like: Option Explicit
Sub ListOpenWorkbooks()
    Dim wb As Workbook
    Dim wbArray
    
    ReDim wbArray(0)
    For Each wb In
 Workbooks
        ReDim Preserve wbArray(UBound(wbArray) + 1)
        wbArray(UBound(wbArray)) = wb.Name
    Next wb
End Sub if you're wanting to assign all filenames with a common name structure 
to a single variable, then you're either going to have to use an array or 
concatenate the names. also note:in your example:File1 = 
ForecastLastUpdated_*.xls*
File2 = ForecastLastUpdated_ReferenceInformation*.xls*
then name: ForecastLastUpdated_ReferenceInformation*.xls*also is a match 
for:ForecastLastUpdated_*.xls* Paul-----------------------------------------
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 To: "excel-macros@googlegroups.com" <excel-macros@googlegroups.com> 
 Sent: Thursday, September 4, 2014 1:58 AM
 Subject: $$Excel-Macros$$ Assign already open workbooks name to variables 
using wildcard
   



Hi Experts,

I require your help in another problem. I have n excel files already opened but 
want to assign file name to variables like

File1 = ForecastLastUpdated_*.xls*
File2 = ForecastLastUpdated_ReferenceInformation*.xls*

Highlighted in red are file name pattern and will be using these variables to 
perform specific functions for files. 

Thanks for your
 help and support.

Regards.
Yours Sincerely,Nitin Balodi                                      




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