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Open An Excel Workbook From Within A VBA Module Using Globals Instead of Parameters

It is frequently necessary to open another workbook from within an Excel application. The code illustrated below will present the user with an open file dialogue box (customized with the correct prompt and file name filters) and actually open the file. Once it is opened, the workbook and worksheet names are saved.

This code was set up so that the programmer can call the routine that opens the file. Instead of passing parameters back and forth, this model uses global variables, which makes the coding simpler.

Program Code

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' Method 1
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Option Explicit

' ************************************************
' Variables For File Open Dialogue Box
' ************************************************
Public strDialogueFileTitle As String
Public strFilt As String
Public intFilterIndex As Integer
Public strCancel As String
Public strWorkbookNameAndPath As String
Public strWorkbookName As String
Public strWorksheetName As String

Public Sub OpenAFile()
Dim strWorkbookNameAndPathDemoOnly As String

' ****************************************************************************
' Set Up Filters For Which Files Should Show In The Open File Dialog Box
' ****************************************************************************
strFilt = "Excel Files (*.xls),*.xls," & _
          "CSV Files (*.csv),*.csv,"

' ****************************************************************************
' Set Up The Prompt In The Dialogue Box
' ****************************************************************************
intFilterIndex = 1
strDialogueFileTitle = "Select Your Input File of Choice"

' ****************************************************************************
' Present the Open File Dialogue To The User
' ****************************************************************************
Call OpenFileDialogue

' ****************************************************************************
' Notify The User If No File Was Successfully Opened
' ****************************************************************************
If strCancel = "Y" Then
    MsgBox ("An Open Error Occurred Importing Your File Selection")
    Exit Sub
End If

' ****************************************************************************
' Put Your Own Code Here To Check The Newly Opened Workbook
' A Common Practice Is To Check For A Known Header Value
' To Ensure That The Correct Workbook Was Opened
' ****************************************************************************

' ********************************************************
' Save The New Workbook And Worksheet Names
' ********************************************************
strWorkbookName = ActiveWorkbook.Name
strWorksheetName = ActiveSheet.Name

' ********************************************************
' Here's Another Way To Get the Name And Path
' ********************************************************
strWorkbookNameAndPathDemoOnly = ActiveWorkbook.FullName

End Sub

Sub OpenFileDialogue()

' ************************************************
' Display a File Open Dialogue Box For The User
' ************************************************
strCancel = "N"
strWorkbookNameAndPath = Application.GetOpenFilename _
    (FileFilter:=strFilt, _
     FilterIndex:=intFilterIndex, _
     Title:=strDialogueFileTitle)
   
' ************************************************
' Exit If No File Selected
' ************************************************
If strWorkbookNameAndPath = "" Then
    MsgBox ("No Filename Selected")
    strCancel = "Y"
    Exit Sub
ElseIf strWorkbookNameAndPath = "False" Then
    MsgBox ("You Clicked The Cancel Button")
    strCancel = "Y"
    Exit Sub
End If

' ******************************************************
' Now That You Have The User Selected File Name, Open It
' ******************************************************
Workbooks.Open strWorkbookNameAndPath
End Sub

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' Method 2
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' ******************************************************
' Here's An Alternative Way (Not A Part of Previous
' Example) to Get A Simple Open File Dialog Box and
' A File Save Dialog Box.
' The .AllowMultiSelect Is Set To False To Only Allow
' One File To Be Selected
' ******************************************************
Option Explicit
Dim lngCount As Variant
Dim strFilePathToRawData As String
Dim strFilePathToSave As String

Public Sub TestFileDialog()
Call UseFileDialogOpen

If strFilePathToRawData = "" Then
    MsgBox ("No File Selected")
    Exit Sub
End If
MsgBox (strFilePathToRawData)

Call UseFileDialogSave
If strFilePathToSave = "" Then
    MsgBox ("No Save File Name Given")
    Exit Sub
End If
MsgBox (strFilePathToSave)

End Sub

Private Sub UseFileDialogOpen()
Dim dlgOpenFile As FileDialog
    strFilePathToRawData = ""
    Set dlgOpenFile = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogOpen)
    With dlgOpenFile
        .AllowMultiSelect = False
        .Filters.Clear
        .Filters.Add "Excel 2003 Workbook", "*.xls"
        .Filters.Add "Excel 2007-2013 Workbook", "*.xlsx"
        .FilterIndex = 1
        .Show
        If .SelectedItems.Count < 1 Then
            Exit Sub
        End If
        strFilePathToRawData = .SelectedItems(1)
    End With

End Sub

Private Sub UseFileDialogSave()
    Dim dlgSaveAs As FileDialog
    strFilePathToSave = ""
    Set dlgSaveAs = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogSaveAs)
    With dlgSaveAs
        .Show
        If .SelectedItems.Count < 1 Then
            Exit Sub
        End If
        strFilePathToSave = .SelectedItems(1)
    End With
End Sub


' ******************************************************
' Another Example With Multiple Files Selected
' The .AllowMultiSelect Can Be Set To False For Only
' One File (You can also use Wildcards in the Input)
' ******************************************************
Option Explicit
Sub UseFileDialogOpen()

    Dim lngCount As Long

    ' Open the file dialog
    With Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogOpen)
        .AllowMultiSelect = True
        .Show
        ' Display paths of each file selected
        For lngCount = 1 To .SelectedItems.Count
            MsgBox .SelectedItems(lngCount)
        Next lngCount

    End With
End Sub

' ******************************************************
' In this example, the file filter can be set up
' even using wildcards as shown below
' ******************************************************
Sub UseFileDialogOpen()
    Dim fd As FileDialog
    Dim lngCount As Long
    Set fd = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)
' ***************************************************
' Open the file dialog
' ***************************************************
    With fd
        .AllowMultiSelect = False
        .InitialFileName = "*Combo*.xls"
        .Show
' ***************************************************
' Process The Result Of The Dialog Box
' ***************************************************
        If .SelectedItems.Count < 1 Then
            MsgBox ("No File Selected")
        Else
            For lngCount = 1 To .SelectedItems.Count
                MsgBox .SelectedItems(lngCount)
            Next lngCount
        End If

    End With
End Sub

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' Method 1 Additional Example - This Does NOT Open the File -- Just Gets the Path
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Option Explicit
Dim varFileName As Variant
Public Sub FileOpenAndSave()
' ************************************************************************
' Using The Application.GetOpenFilename Function
' ************************************************************************

varFileName = Application.GetOpenFilename(FileFilter:="Excel File (*.xls),*.xls", FilterIndex:=1, Title:="Choose Excel File To Open")
Call DisplayFileResults

varFileName = Application.GetOpenFilename(FileFilter:="Text Files (*.txt), *.txt, " & _
                                                         "Add-In Files (*.xla), *.xla, " & _
                                                         "Excel Files (*.xls; *.xlsx),*.xls;*.xlsx", FilterIndex:=2, Title:="Enter A FileName To Open")
Call DisplayFileResults

' ************************************************************************
' Using The Application.GetSaveAsFilename Function
' ************************************************************************
varFileName = Application.GetSaveAsFilename(FileFilter:="Excel File (*.xls),*.xls", FilterIndex:=1, Title:="Enter A FileName To Save")
Call DisplayFileResults

varFileName = Application.GetSaveAsFilename(FileFilter:="Excel Files (*.xls; *.xlsx),*.xls;*.xlsx", FilterIndex:=1, Title:="Enter A FileName To Save")
Call DisplayFileResults

varFileName = Application.GetSaveAsFilename(FileFilter:="Visual Basic Files (*.bas; *.txt),*.bas;*.txt", FilterIndex:=1, Title:="Enter A FileName To Save")
Call DisplayFileResults

varFileName = Application.GetSaveAsFilename(FileFilter:="Text Files (*.txt), *.txt, Add-In Files (*.xla), *.xla", FilterIndex:=2, Title:="Enter A FileName To Save")
Call DisplayFileResults

varFileName = Application.GetSaveAsFilename(FileFilter:="Text Files (*.txt), *.txt, " & _
                                                         "Add-In Files (*.xla), *.xla, " & _
                                                         "Excel Files (*.xls; *.xlsx),*.xls;*.xlsx", FilterIndex:=2, Title:="Enter A FileName To Save")
Call DisplayFileResults

End Sub
Private Sub DisplayFileResults()
If varFileName <> False Then
    MsgBox "Save As Filename Is " & varFileName
Else
    MsgBox ("You Did Not Provide A Valid Name")
End If

End Sub