We have a form that is completed by our employees and emailed to a central group email address that up to 8 employees within our team can access. When one of our 8 team members open the file sent they need to add comments to it and then save it in a central directory on one of our network drives.
Now the problem I have is that we all have the network drive mapped to a different letter.
Is there a way that I can have a macro (see below for current macro that does not work) save to a network path and not a drive letter.
I am currently creating a simple macro to save out files to a specific folder on one of our network drives. Since we will be doing this often I would like to amend the date the the file name saved for sorting/organizational purposes.
Unfortunately I have been running into a few issues, this is what I have tried so far but keep getting a SaveAs error:
I am using the OnTime method to automatically send out a spreadsheet by email at a certain time. I am using Windows task scheduler to start up excel and OnTime to execute the email. I have got this to work on my local drive however I need to save the spreadsheet on a network drive. Task scheduler opens this up still, however OnTime doesn't seem to be working as I have tested it and the email doesn't get sent.
I want a simple VBA code that when run will check if a particular spreadsheet that exists on a Network Drive is already open or not by another user. Imagine there are 3 users A, B & C
The network path for example is : S:Department1TeamAConsolidated Report"
The spreadheet name is : Consolidated Database.xls
If the spreadheet that is on S:Department1TeamAConsolidated ReportConsolidated Database.xls is already open by User A then User B should get a message that "File is already open"
I have the below code which I got from a website which I kind of tweaked but it doesnt work.
Dim WbookCheck As Workbook On Error Resume Next Set WbookCheck = Workbooks("Consolidated Database.xls ")[code]......
I have a macro that works just find on my local machine. but it need to run from a network drive as several different people may need to access it.
A brief description of the macro.
The macro looks in an directory called unprocessed for any file named "*.csv" if the files are found it opens the file in excel and then copies data from that workbook to my workbook. after this the .csv file is closed (unchanged) and then it is moved to the processed directory.
Sub files() Dim directory As String, filename As String, sheet As Worksheet, i As Integer, j As Integer Dim filetype As String Application.ScreenUpdating = False
I am having trouble creating a hyperlink to a place in the current document for a file stored on a network drive. My workbook has a lot of sheets (50 or so), so I created a 'Navigation' sheet that contains hyperlinks to all the worksheets located therein, and pasted a link back to the Navigation sheet in cell A1 on every tab.
Setting up these Navigation sheets has never a problem until I started posting the file on a network drive. As soon as I did that, I noticed that the internal hyperlinks on all sheets in the workbook would stop working after I closed the file in Excel. Note that this network drive is not set as a drive letter on my computer, and is only accessible by entering the server ip address in Windows Explorer.
An example address the hyper is trying (and failing) to open is: "file:///\ IP ADDRESS sub-folders activefile.xlsm"
I've tried a few options, using the HYPERLINK formula, using the HYPERLINK feature in the Insert ribbon, etc, but all to no avail.
I currently have a password secured excel file on my departs Q drive, which everyone can access unfortunately only 1 person can edit at a time. I tried to turn it into a workbook so we could all edit it at the same time but now some of the other users can't access the file at our other buildings throughout the county. This is for excel 2010. And I did select the share workbook, and allow multiple users to edit box. everything else is unchanged.
My set up win xp pro office 2007. Object is to save the text from a given cell to drive C naming the file with the value in another cell. E.g.
Contents of cell ("AA5") is a string and the content of ("D5") is a number
I have tried altering the code posted which i found on the forum, it works fine for the purpose as it was indented e.g. save the workbook and in my case saves it as the value in cell D5.
I guess I need to use some form of object to pass to the save as method but my knowledge of this is somewhat limited in addition as the is a possibility of either the cell being empty and the file name existing on the C drive, I need to disable the windows warnings and just go ahead and save it over writing what is on the C drive is of no importance as it will be the same data anyway, I can wrap the save in a "if Len ( AA5)= 0" to stop it trying to save if the cell if empty it the save the text string i am having problems with:
Option Explicit Sub SaveAsExample() Dim FName As String Dim FPath As String FPath = "C:" FName = Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1").Text ThisWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=FPath & "" & FName End Sub
When saving excel workbooks in our shared drive, a second copy of the workbook (with an unusual name) is being saved in addition to the original copy. Why would this happen?
I am currently having a slightly annoying issue that only happens 50% of the time, that when trying to re-save a excel sheet on a network location. The network location is a folder on another computer. The same happens when I try and save it as a pdf, but only happens half of the time.
The message which pops up says something along the line of 'Saving as: 'File-ServerDocumentsexcelsheetexample.xls' ' and a sort of green loading bar appears. It does this for about 15 seconds then goes off.
I've checked our anti virus (which is eset) and I've set it to not real time scan network locations.
I have attached a example of the saving message: ExcelWarningExample.jpg
I have the macro that is supposed to save to the next empty row to a closed workbook in a shared network drive. But I am getting an error saying that Excel cannot open the workbook.
Code: Private Sub CommandButton5_Click() Workbooks.Open Filename:="phgbsorgad03.ph.gbsorg.netmembersmigsCall_Form_Dbase.xlsm" Sheets("Database").Activate Application.ScreenUpdating = False
I have a spreadsheet that imports data, manipulates it then deletes 2 of the sheets then saves the file under a different name to the network. Is there any way to save this new worksheet without it storing the macros - so when the user open it, only the data is there and they get no prompt to enable macros?
I am busy writing projects and the macros that I write reference external files (no surprise there). Normally, all referenced files are on the company's main G: drive but recently the company have started the process of re-appraising all access authorities for the folders in the G: drive. This has necessitated that they create a new drive (called J:) and folders and users are being migrated over there as they have been cleaned and approved.
All of this means that some of my users reference J: and some G: and my macros are intermittently falling over because of it. For each user, all the files that they will need will be on either the J: or the G: drive, but not both.
All of the above leads me to ask the following question... How can I build into the macros a "Check what drive you're on and use that letter" line of code
I use the Hyperlink to open PDF files that are on the CD drive from my spreadsheet. I am on Windows XP and the CD drive is the D drive. In Vista the CD drive is the E drive.
When I take the spreadsheet to a Vista machine the link fails as there is no D drive.
Is there any to code the path of the Hyperlink so it will go to th default CD drive for that computer.
I have a an excel workbook that is distributed on a flash drive. Currently a Save As Macro copies "A1" as the file name and then opens a screen to allows the user to save that filename to a location that the user selects. What I would like to have happen is for a command button to start a macro that would automatically save the file back to the flash drive that the master workbook is located.
I have a program that relies on a remote drive being open and ready. My current tactic (which works perfectly well) is to have a file in the destination drive and ask the date that file was created. If an error occurs I know the destination drive is not ready.
Code: On Error Resume Next temp = FileDateTime(destDrive & "xDeletedStuff" & "testFile.txt") If Err Then MsgBox "Destination Drive / Folder Not Ready" Exit Sub End If On Error GoTo 0
Idealy I would rather not use the "testFile" I would prefer to just test to see if the folder existed, "destDrive & "xDeletedStuff"
I have part of the code below and need to modify it so that others who only have C: instead of D: to use it
Filename = "D:TempBudgetMonthly.xls"
FileExists = (Dir(Filename) "") If FileExists = False Then msg = "The data file Monthly.xls does not exist !! Load the required file and run the report again !"
If MsgBox(msg, vbExclamation + vbOKCancel) = vbOK Then End If Exit Sub End If
I need code to replace all D: to C: for the entire PROJECT not MODULE.
I am trying to get a excel to list all the file names in a drive along with date last modified, author and file size. I have got the following bit of code to pull back the file names, but i am struggling to find anything that will pull back the other data, I think its something to do with the DIR function, but im not sure........
Range("B1").Select D = ActiveCell Cells(2, 1) = "Filenames" r = 3 f = Dir(D, 7) Do While f "" Cells(r, 1) = f r = r + 1 f = Dir Loop End Sub
I want to create and add-in that will allow a user to select a file (using the in built dialog boxes), the file will then be copied across the network to another server to which the user doesn't have access - I do have access so would hard code in the appropriate username and password in to the script.
The way I had done this before was to look through the users mapped drive to find a free one, map the network drive connecting as myself, save the file and then disconnect the drive.
I am able to map and disconnect the drive, but can't work out how to find an empty drive to use (thus preventing me from overwriting any mappings they may already have).
I was just viewing the VBA to "get a hard drive serial" and would like to know how I can make the serial appear in a cell?
Sub SerialNumber() Dim oFSO As Object Dim drive As Object Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set drive = oFSO.GetDrive("C:") MsgBox drive.SerialNumber Set oFSO = Nothing Set drive = Nothing 'release memory End Sub
I am trying to get the user to choose which disc the file structure should be stored in. Is it posible to get a dialog box which contains all the disc drives? I tried using the GetOpenFileDialog, but it seems I must choose a file. I must only choose Disc Drive.
I need to know how to read a filename from my local drive c: ? for example in my local drive i have some 100 files, i need to pick there filename, date and time stamp .. etc.
I need to code an option to overcome the fact that 1 workstation sees all drive letters differently.
I have many macro functions that may refer to "P:My documentsTrucks 2008filename"
However this workstation sees that drive as "T:Trucks 2008filename" and the macro will either not function or cannot find the location to save a copy of action in question.
Can I code an option that will "If filepath not found" ie "P:" go to "T:" etc
I have a file which is kept on the C Drive. Each day, a different excel file is downloaded to a usb memory stick. The first file reads data from this file. The problem is, the drive letter keeps changing from E to F and the macro then crashes out.
The file on the memory stick always has the same name, so is there a macro to find the drive letter of this file and then use it in my existing macro?
I have an Add-In installed on multiple computers. When I update it I update them all at the same time so that everyone is on the same page. The Add-In is always in the same location for all computers.
C:- Global FilesVF MacroVF Macro Add-In.xlam
I use the Add-In to format a sheet and one of the formats is to display the "last author" & "Last Save Time" This is the code used:
Code: Function DocProps(prop As String) Application.Volatile On Error GoTo err_value
[Code]....
The same situation occurs with cell Z8 as well. It appears it is looking in the wrong location. If I change the E to a C in the formula bar it fixes the issue but I cannot rely on my users to do this every time. We keep the WB's in question on an external drive and pass it around as needed. So they will run into this problem on a regular basis.
I also get a "Security Warning - Automatic update of Links has been disabled" message only when run from the USB drive.
I'm trying to make it so that a backup copy of my file is written to floppy when the file is saved (but not with SaveAs). So far, I have the following code, which if the floppy is in the drive works fine, and doesn't error out if the disk is not in the drive. But it doesn't make sure that a backup copy actually got made. How would I check to see if the disk is in the drive and loop somehow until it was so that the file got saved to floppy?
Private Sub Workbook_BeforeSave(ByVal SaveAsUI As Boolean, Cancel As Boolean) On Error Resume Next Application.DisplayAlerts = False If Not (SaveAsUI) Then MsgBox "Please Insert Floppy Disk in Drive A:" ThisWorkbook.SaveCopyAs "A:" & ThisWorkbook.Name End If Application.DisplayAlerts = True End Sub