Global Variables

I have a directory with about 20 excel files and want them to all share the same global variables once they are run. I was thinking of doing this by creating a "vars.ini" file in the same directory and have them all load the variables once opened. This way I can set the ini file once, and it would affect all the excel files equally. Is this a feasible approach?

Matts

Should work. You can also put things in the registry. Check out XL VBA
help for the 'SaveSetting' statement. Don't forget to check the 'See also'
links from that page.

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> I have a directory with about 20 excel files and want them to all share
> the same global variables once they are run. I was thinking of doing
> this by creating a "vars.ini" file in the same directory and have them
> all load the variables once opened. This way I can set the ini file
> once, and it would affect all the excel files equally. Is this a
> feasible approach?
>
> Matts
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If you are talking about traditional global variables such as

Public MyVar

at the top of a module and you don't want to declare it at the top of the
module, then perhaps you could import a module with the declarations (a .bas
file - again this is nothing but a text file). If your talking about
declaring them, but initializing them by having your code opening an INI
file (which is nothing but a text file) and setting the values, then that is
feasible.

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> I have a directory with about 20 excel files and want them to all share
> the same global variables once they are run. I was thinking of doing
> this by creating a "vars.ini" file in the same directory and have them
> all load the variables once opened. This way I can set the ini file
> once, and it would affect all the excel files equally. Is this a
> feasible approach?
>
> Matts
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Sounds good

Thanks Tom!

I have a class for reading an INI file if it is of interest to you I could
send you a copy... It will make what you are about to do "plug and play"...
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