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Excel VBA to open file - how to define default folder

Part of the solution was the following function to open the file. How and where can I set the default folder for opening and also part of the file name (for example xdfaerew*.xls)?

Function FunctionGetFileName(FullPath As String) As String

Dim StrFind As String
Dim iCount As Integer
    Do Until Left(StrFind, 1) = "\"

        iCount = iCount + 1

        StrFind = Right(FullPath, iCount)

            If iCount = Len(FullPath) Then Exit Do

    Loop

    

    FunctionGetFileName = Right(StrFind, Len(StrFind) - 1)

    

End Function

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the function is called from the code as follows:

SourceWb = Application.GetOpenFilename 'Allows for user to select file
Workbooks.Open SourceWb 'Open source workbook
SourceWb = FunctionGetFileName(CStr(SourceWb))

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m4trix

Is this what you're looking for?

SourceWb = Application.GetOpenFilename 'Allows for user to select file
    Workbooks.Open SourceWb 'Open source workbook
    SourceWb = Mid(SourceWb, InStrRev(SourceWb, "\") + 1)

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m4trix

I should have clarified in the previous post:
If you select the file "C:\temp\myworkbook.xlsx"
SourceWb becomes "myworkbook.xlsx" after line 3.

I'm not sure what you're looking for in terms of getting the default folder... can you elaborate?

m4trix

Sorry to make another post, but it just occured to me another option for line 3 is simply the following:
SourceWb = ActiveWorkbook.Name

BrdgBldr

ASKER

Thanks.

So do you think I don't even need this function?

I would like that when the file open dialogue opens, it is opening in the folder c:\data\ee\ and only showing files for example that start with banana and are xls files so mountain*.xls
so that I could set these defaults in the code

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m4trix

PS - the above macro can ONLY be run from the main Excel window - via a button or via the macros dialog box. If you run it from the VB Editor it will just type "mountain*" wherever your cursor is on the screen :)

BrdgBldr

ASKER

ok. that pretty makes it. it even works when starting out of the VBA editor ;-)

last question: if a click on cancel in the file open dialogue... how can I handle this error?

On Error Exit Sub or smthing like this?

BrdgBldr

ASKER

ok... I see what you mean... with F8 in break mode it doesn't work in the VBA editor :o)

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BrdgBldr

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many thanks! :o)