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How do I get an excel macro to call up a variable file name and paste it in a cell?

Asked by nmpp in Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Software

Tags: Microsoft Excel 2003

ABC is today's purchase spreadsheet and is already open.
XYZ is the load curve spreadsheet and is already open.
Using a macro in XYZ (loadcurve), I want to copy a range of data from XYZ to ABC.
The file name ABC(purchase) changes every day, so I type that file name in cell G1.  Cell G1 has been given a range name PURCH.
I want the macro to get the variable file name from cell G1 or use range name PURCH.
Both files are assumed to be open already so I do not want to re-open ABC.
Upon completion I dont want the macro to save or close ABC. 
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current macro
 
Sub TransferToPurchaseSpreadsheet()
 
'
 
' TransferToPurchaseSpreadsheet Macro
 
'    Dim fName As Range
 
'    Application.Goto Reference:="PURCH"
 
'    Range("PURCH").Select
 
'    fName = Range("PURCH")
 
    
 
'Copies a range from file XYZ (loadcurve).
 
    Range("C17:F21").Select
 
    Selection.Copy
 
    'Print printfName
 
    
 
'Goes to the already open file ABC (purchase).
 
  
 
'Where "ABC" is the purchase spreadsheet whose file name is ABC today,
 
'but will be DEF tomorrow, and something else every day afer.  The file
 
'name is located in cell Sheet1!G1, with a defined range name called PURCH,
 
'How can I reference the file name (whatever it is) found in cell Sheet1!G1
 
'and use it as a variable in the statement below?  Or in another statement that
 
'does something similar...that is, move my cursor to file ABC so I can paste
 
'the data.
 
'    Windows("fName").Activate
 
     Windows("ABC.xls").Activate
 
    
 
    
 
'Paste the data in file ABC (purchase).
 
    Range("E12").Select
 
    ActiveSheet.Paste
 
    Range("A1").Select
 
    Application.CutCopyMode = False
 
    
 
'Goes back to the file XYZ (loadcurve).
 
    Windows("XYZ.xls").Activate
 
    'Range("A1").Select
 
    
 
    
 
'Both files ABC and XYZ are already open.
 
'Don't want to reopen either file using the macro.
 
'Don't want to save either file using the macro.
 
'Don't want to close either file using the macro.
 
    
 
    
 
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