How do I assign the path of the workbook I currently have active, to open various other files?
I want to make the path for opening various files dynamic. All the files will be saved in the same folder, but in different locations.
I made an excel document for my boss with the list of the furniture in an flat that we will rent. The document will be signed by the the guest of the apartment and will be used if anything at the end of the renting period is ruined or is missing. It's kind of insurance. The problem is that next to the cell with the list of furniture I made a list of hyperlink connected to the photos of the furniture. Everything is working on my computer where the photos are in a folder that is contained in "documents" but as soon as I try it in another computer placing the folder again in the document folder it doesn't work. It says "the file is missing". I just realized that I need a dynamic path but today I have to handle the excel file and I don't know how to do it and to change the path of every link with just few clicks I have no time to change photo by photo (there are like 300 pictures).
View 1 Replies View RelatedI have VBA code with array formula that looks up some values from series of spreadsheets. Which spreadsheet to use depends on the values in another column.
How do I make the formula the same for the whole range as it will substitute the necessary path into itself?
here is an example:
here is a code for VBA:
Range("I2").Select
Selection.FormulaArray = _
"=INDEX('1_Repl'!$C$2:$C$8,MATCH(1,IF('1_Repl'!$A$2:$A$8=H4,IF('1_Repl'!$C$2:$C$80,1)),0))"
Selection.AutoFill Destination:=Range("I2:I535"), Type:=xlFillDefault
******** ******************** ************************************************************************>Microsoft Excel - TEST_LOOKUP.xls___Running: 12.0 : OS = Windows XP (F)ile (E)dit (V)iew (I)nsert (O)ptions (T)ools (D)ata (W)indow (H)elp (A)boutI4I5I6I7I8I9=ABCDEFGHIJK11st Spreadsheet 2nd Spreadsheet 2 3Number123 CodeNumberData2 41230.200.2 11230.22Code=1, so 1_Repl.xls 52340.10.10 12340.1 6345000 2345#N/Ahas to refer to 2_Repl.xls 712300.220 3456#N/A 8234000.15 3567#N/Apath has to be dynamic 91230.240.240.24 3678#N/AValue of G2+ "_Repl.xls" 103450.1300 11 1_Repl [HtmlMaker 2.42] To see the formula in the cells just click on the cells hyperlink or click the Name boxPLEASE DO NOT QUOTE THIS TABLE IMAGE ON SAME PAGE! OTHEWISE, ERROR OF JavaScript OCCUR.
I have a question. How to code the filepath name to make sure it change when i move my files from one directory to another. Example:
I need to update 4 files from this directory, but i am moving them to another directory.
FROM
c:documents and settingTesting
TO
The file being able to follow which ever folder.
I am designing a spreadsheet for work.
each of the people i work with have their own workbook with their name as the title, John Smith.xls.
There are about 20 of us on the team with their own workbook with the same design.
We record information on these weekly and so there are 20 files in the folder for Week 1, 20 in Week 2 etc.
I want to make a master spreadsheet with will collect all of the information on these sheets and list them on a master spreadsheet every week.
So the external data i am linking to is found in a location like
='C:SpreadsheetsWeek26[John Smith.xls]Sheet1'!$A$1
Here is my problem,
I need the 'Week 26' and the 'John Smith' to be changeable and preferabilly linked to a cell using the INDIRECT formula so I can change all references to Week 26, 27, 28 etc and also change the workbook name it is referencing.
I have attempted to do this in the following way
I broke down the pathname to seperate cells
Cell 1: 'C:Spreadsheets
Cell 2: A reference linking to a cell containing value: Week 26
Cell 3: A reference linking to a cell containing value: [John Smith.xls]
Cell 4: Sheet1'!$A$1
I then used the CONCATENATE formula to link these into a single cell as a text string.
I then tried to use INDIRECT to link to the filemane in the CONCATENATE cell.
This did not work.
I need a way to make parts of the filename variable and linked to one cell.
I also need to do this while the other workbooks are closed.
I have found some information on INDIRECT.EXT which as far as I can make out involves installing mods to Excel to make these work, I cannot do this as the spreadsheet will be used across our network and will eventually be used by thousands of users.
I think this is possible but cant find anything on it ........
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have a vlookup function which takes the data from a table in a closed file. A folder where the file would be located will change based on the value in the cell reference.
I used below formula which works, but every time when i drag or try to edit and enter, the path of the file path brokes and i need to reselect the path where the file is located. Is there a way where i can stop this?
Code:
=VLOOKUP(A2,'C:&E1&[Myfile.xls]Sheet2'!$A:$B,2,0)
is it possible to configure Excel in order to save the Hyperlink path for a file with absolute path and non relative?
I notice that the hyperlink is ....pdf ry.pdf
if I change the position of the file excel there is a problem!
I would like to save es. d:invoichepdf ry.pdf
I am using an XY scatter chart that displays the planned path and an actual path as I go. The planned path is set up in 100' increments and goes 12000' and actual path varies along the way.
My data that I use is the Northing (ft), Easting (ft) and Vertical Section (ft) for both the planned path and actual path.
I was wondering if there was an east way to get that information from the chart or if there is a formula that would allow me to calculate distance between the two points by using the data I use for my chart.
I want to run a macro to separate File Name and Path from the given complete path
For Example
Code:
In Column A : Given Complete Path " C:MainFolderRecordsSubFilesFile1Record.pdf
I need it separeted like
Code:
In Column B :File Name = Record.pdf
In Column C :File Path = C:MainFolderRecordsSubFilesFile1
Is there any way to do this through a macro
I have a variable ("DestFile") that defines a path to a file (used in saving the file)...
I'm in the process of getting a Sub to hyperlink to this file, but in some circumstances, I may only want to hyperlink to the folder, not the actual file...
How would I go about trimming the "DestFile" address to get a "DestFldr" address?...
An example of "DestFile" might be;
S:BryanFor KenGulf ConstructionST0609014-t.xls
(the file name length may vary)
What code can I use to consistently trim it back to;
S:BryanFor KenGulf Construction
as the "DestFldr" variable?
I have a range which will change in size & in content, & I want this to be a Named Range at whatever size it is.
Reason I want to is because I want to make a Validation List with this dynamic range. I also want a Validation list which lists the content of 2 or more dynamic ranges which may or may not be on the same worksheet - is this possible?
i.e.
First dynamic range: called "Milestones" at A11
Second dynamic range: called "Activities" at A25
& make a Validation list that will list content of both
I would like to replace the blue bit of this Dynamic Named Range (DNR) with an INDIRECT formula in order to modify the starting point for the DNR: =OFFSET(DATA!$C$60,0,0,20,1). Unfortunately, I can’t seem to get my INDIRECT formula to work in order to use it to replace the blue bit above: INDIRECT("'"DATA"'!&ADDRESS(MATCH('SHEET1'!AC8,DATA_Date,0)+22,3)"). The orange bit of the formula above returns a value of 60, therefore the ADDRESS formula should return $C$60, that can then feed into the INDIRECT and act as the equivalent of DATA!$C$60. But it doesn’t.
View 2 Replies View RelatedI have a question on the above but can't seem to find a solution. There are two ways that I can find for dealing with dynamic lists via data validation:-
1) Offset and match, cavet being the data must be sorted a-z
2) Have lists for each potential selection
Is there any way to get around 1 without having to do 2? E.g. Got two columns of data, unsorted, and a list from which the user can choose from. The user chooses from the list in first cell, in the second cell require the dynamic list to return all the values accordingly?
I have a dynamic table which is linked to a couple of charts. The table must remain dynamic.
I needed to add two new columns to the table, "Focus Area" and "Category". I need a drop down list in the "Category" column to be dependent on the item selected from a drop down menu in "Focus Area".
I can get the first row of the dynamic table to do this.... however; subsequent rows all lock the drop down list in the "Category" column to the same choices regardless of what is chosen in the "Focus Area" list.
Is there a way to make dynamic drop downs within a dynamic table?
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and how to declare it as universal...
How do I setup MyPath to a cell reference? In this case I need to set MyPath to the cell value of I1
Code that I have that doesn't work...
Sub SaveToFolder()
'Save File to Path
MyPath = I1
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=MyPath & ActiveWorkbook.Name
Windows("PE Console.xls").Activate
End Sub
I'm using this code to import a file, but I want to be able to save just the path (with no file name) to a variable to use for the output file. This code saves the path and file.
FileName = Application. GetOpenFilename _
FileFilter:=Filt, FilterIndex:=FilterIndex, Title:=Title)
Any help would be greatly appreciated. I didn't know but what there was a function that I could apply to the 'FileName' variable that would remove the file name...don't know.
how can I refere to the path whaere my addin is located without having to write it
i tried with this, but....................
Sub AddingAddIn()
Dim p
p = Application.Path
AddIns.Add Filename:=("path")
AddIns("HTML").Installed = True
End Sub
I want to know how to index a drop down list to be used for calculations.
Up until now I was using
Range("B1").Select 'the cell where the drop down list is
ActiveCell.Formula = SiteID 'site id
But for whatever reason it trims a trailing zero from SiteID when setting it in the second line. SiteID is a VBA string.
Indexing it would work, as would preserving the zero so help on either one is appreciated. Auto Merged Post Until 24 Hrs Passes;Correction, I lied. I was using this line to set it.
Range("B1").Select 'the cell where the drop down list is
ActiveCell.FormulaR1C1 = SiteID 'site id
How can I get the name of a workbook WITHOUT the path when I have the name WITH the path?
To be more specific. When I use "Application. GetOpenFilename" the result is a file name for say "my_book" including the path. With this I can open the file using "Workbooks.Open" and Excel will show me "my_book". But when I want to reference this workbook later on in say "Workbooks(my_book)", then I need the file name without the path. How can I get that one in VBA?
Till now I was using "CurDir" to find out the path after opening the file and just subtracted it from the full file name. This seamed to be fine. But now I had a situation where CurDir gave me a path with abbreviations (~),
How could i get the below code to work with a variable as the file name?
Or could I use something like "thisfile" to determine where to import to.
[Code] .....
I am working on a project to clear festival events with simulation. Therefore I need a grid of Excel cells (the field), let's say 11x11 (B2:L12). And the exit is in cell A7.
I am looking for an algorithm which fills this field with distances to the exit. For horizontal and vertical movements the distance is 1, and for diagonal movements the distance is 1.5
Say I made a class Coordinate which has two points, X & Y I declare a variable point, as the location I am in (the active cell) and a constant exit (the coordinate of the exit)
And then I would like a function in VBA which does:
[Code] ......
How to approach this?
I'm trying to copy a file from one directory to another directory. However, the source directory, I'd like to have it so it's created from values within specific cells on a Sheet named "PULL".
When trying the following, I get an error permission denied.
I have the following code, taken from an example off the web. But I would like to change the save path to just C/: rather than copy the save path of the original file...I would also like to not close the active workbook that I am working in....how can i achieve this?
Sub TwoSheetsAndYourOut()
Dim NewName As String
Dim nm As Name
Dim ws As Worksheet
If MsgBox("Copy specific sheets to a new workbook" & vbCr & _
"New sheets will be pasted as values, named ranges removed" _
, vbYesNo, "NewCopy") = vbNo Then Exit Sub
With Application
.ScreenUpdating = False
On Error GoTo ErrCatcher
Sheets(Array("Copy Me", "Copy Me2")).Copy
On Error GoTo 0
For Each ws In ActiveWorkbook.Worksheets
ws.Cells.Copy
ws.[A1].PasteSpecial Paste:=xlValues....................
I am using a script within excel as part of this script I want create a new folder to store information
Code:
ChDir "C:Documents and SettingsAdminDesktopMIKEPAYROLL2011-12"
However I want to use a variable called "NEWYEAR" which holds the 2011-12 part
For example this part stays the same
ChDir "C:Documents and SettingsAdminDesktopMIKEPAYROLL
folder 2011-12 held in variable NEWYEAR may or maynot exist.
if the folder exists I want to be able to use the folder, however if it doesn't I need to create it.
The problem is I am not sure how to incorporate the variable into the path.
Is there a way to find a folders path? I have a folder Dropbox
I want to find the path up to this folder on the current computer. Is there a method to accomplish this?
I am fine if you want to give VBA code so I can put it in my immediate window for now and then I can attempt to add it to existing code later.
So an Example of the possible result would be
Directory is C:MyNameUserDropbox
Or on another computer maybe C:User1ListingFilesDropbox
I am using this code to import excel files into one workbook..I have the path hard coded. Is there a way to get this automatically so if another person is running on there machine it will work..
OR
can you define the path in like cell A1 and have it pull from there?
Sub GetSheets()
Path = "C:UserswharnedDownloads"
Filename = Dir(Path & "*.xls")
Do While Filename ""
Workbooks.Open Filename:=Path & Filename, ReadOnly:=True
For Each Sheet In ActiveWorkbook.Sheets
Sheet.Copy After:=ThisWorkbook.Sheets(1)
Next Sheet
Workbooks(Filename).Close
Filename = Dir()
Loop
End Sub
I have a WinForm, which I'm calling via VBA's Shell command:
Code:
Sub Button1_Click()
Shell "C:TemplateFuncitons.exe " + ActiveWorkbook.FullName, 1
End Sub
I made this module an Excel Add-in and added it as a button in the quick access toolbar. Now, the idea is for the WinForm.exe and the Excel.xla to always be in the same directory (go hand in hand). I want to make a relative path for the .exe which will be the path to the folder where the .xla is + the string "TemplateFunctions.exe" in the end.