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    Trying to activate an open Workbook with a variable

    Hi all,
    I have a script which opens a user-defined workbook, and later on I need to be able to activate that workbook. I have the filepath for the workbook defined, and I've been able to pull the filename from the path and store it as a variable. However, I get a Runtime Error '9': Subscript out of range notification whenever I try to activate the workbook using the variable I have set. Yet, when I copy and paste the variable contents into my Activate command, the script works.


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    Re: Trying to activate an open Workbook with a variable

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    Re: Trying to activate an open Workbook with a variable

    You could use a variable to reference the workbook when it's opened.
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    You can now use the variable wbOpen whenever you want to refer to the workbook the user selected.
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