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VBS script - Need to change location of output file

The following script places the outputfile on the desktop. I need it to be placed in "C:\FaxConfirmation". Can anyone tell me what I need to add in the coding and where?

' Specify the template xls file that you wish to update here
strTemplateFile = Replace(WScript.ScriptFullName, WScript.ScriptName, "") & "FaxConfirmation.xls"

Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
Const xlUp = -4162
Const xlDown = -4121
Const xlAnd = 1
objExcel.Visible = True

'First open the template workbook
objExcel.Workbooks.Open strTemplateFile
Set objTemplateWB = objExcel.ActiveWorkbook

Set objDialog = CreateObject("UserAccounts.CommonDialog")
objDialog.Filter = "CSV Files (*.csv)|*.csv;All Files (*.*)|*.*"
objDialog.FilterIndex = 1
objDialog.InitialDir = "."
intResult = objDialog.ShowOpen

If intResult = 0 Then
MsgBox "No file was selected."
objExcel.Quit
Else
objExcel.Workbooks.Open objDialog.FileName
Set objCSVWB = objExcel.ActiveWorkbook
objCSVWB.Sheets(1).UsedRange.Copy objTemplateWB.Sheets(1).Cells(65536, "A").End(xlUp).Offset(1, 0)
objCSVWB.Activate
objExcel.ActiveWorkbook.Close False
objTemplateWB.Activate
objExcel.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs objExcel.ActiveWorkbook.Path & "\" & Replace(objExcel.ActiveWorkbook.Name, ".xls", "") & "_" & FormatDateToString(Now) & ".xls"
objExcel.ActiveWorkbook.Close False
objExcel.Quit
End If

Function FormatDateToString(dDateTime)
FormatDateToString = Year(dDateTime) & "-" &_
Right("00" & Month(dDateTime), 2) & "-" &_
Right("00" & Day(dDateTime), 2) & "-" &_
Right("00" & Hour(dDateTime), 2) & "-" &_
Right("00" & Minute(dDateTime), 2) & "-" &_
Right("00" & Second(dDateTime), 2)
End Function

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mkraemer11

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made recommended changes but now script has an error at line 12

' Specify the template xls file that you wish to update here
strTemplateFile = Replace(WScript.ScriptFullName, WScript.ScriptName, "") & "FaxConfirmation.xls"

Set objExcel = CreateObject("Excel.Application")
Const xlUp = -4162
Const xlDown = -4121
Const xlAnd = 1
objExcel.Visible = True
'First open the template workbook
objExcel.Workbooks.Open strTemplateFile
Set objTemplateWB = objExcel.ActiveWorkbook

Set objDialog = CreateObject("UserAccounts.CommonDialog")
objDialog.Filter = "CSV Files (*.csv)|*.csv;All Files (*.*)|*.*"
objDialog.FilterIndex = 1
objDialog.InitialDir = "."
intResult = objDialog.ShowOpen
If intResult = 0 Then
MsgBox "No file was selected."
objExcel.Quit
Else
objExcel.Workbooks.Open objDialog.FileName
Set objCSVWB = objExcel.ActiveWorkbook
objCSVWB.Sheets(1).UsedRange.Copy objTemplateWB.Sheets(1).Cells(65536, "A").End(xlUp).Offset(1, 0)
objCSVWB.Activate
objExcel.ActiveWorkbook.Close False
objTemplateWB.Activate
objExcel.ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs "C:\FaxConfirmation\" & Replace(objExcel.ActiveWorkbook.Name, ".xls", "") & "_" & FormatDateToString(Now) & ".xls"
objExcel.ActiveWorkbook.Close False
objExcel.Quit
End If
Function FormatDateToString(dDateTime)
FormatDateToString = Year(dDateTime) & "-" &_
Right("00" & Month(dDateTime), 2) & "-" &_
Right("00" & Day(dDateTime), 2) & "-" &_
Right("00" & Hour(dDateTime), 2) & "-" &_
Right("00" & Minute(dDateTime), 2) & "-" &_
Right("00" & Second(dDateTime), 2)
End Function

VBS-error.doc

omgang

The error is telling you the script cannot find the specified file.
Line 12 is objExcel.Workbooks.Open strTemplateFile
strTemplate file is FaxConfirmation.xls located in the same folder where the script itself is located.

You need to have an Excel template file named FaxConfirmation.xls in the same folder as the script.
If you want to do this from the c:\FaxConfirmation folder then simply run the script from that folder. If so, the original script should do what you want without the earlier change.
OM Gang