Amend code

ub OpenLatestFile()
   Dim initPath As String, Direc As String, strFile As String, strFinalFile As String
   Dim DT As Date, dteFile As Date
   Dim objFSO, objFdr, objSubFdr
   
   ' Change Path of parent directory here
   ' Don't forget the "\" after the path
   initPath = "\\ukhibmdata02\S-gdata\EVERYONE\Ops to PC folders\Div Rec Email\2011\"
   
   
   
   Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
   Set objFdr = objFSO.getfolder(initPath)
   
   ' loop through folders, checking names
   For Each objSubFdr In objFdr.subfolders
      If IsDate(objSubFdr.Name) Then
          If DT = #12:00:00 AM# Then
            DT = CDate(objSubFdr.Name)
            Direc = objSubFdr.Name
         Else
            If CDate(objSubFdr.Name) > DT Then
               DT = CDate(objSubFdr.Name)
               Direc = objSubFdr.Name
            End If
         End If
      End If
   Next objSubFdr
   ' check we found a date
   If Len(Trim(Direc)) <> 0 Then
      ' now need to loop through the files and find the last one
      ' assumes file names are like "09022011 Merit.xls"
      ' so we want the first 8 characters converted to a date
      strFile = Dir(initPath & Direc & "\*.xls")
      If strFile <> "" Then
         Do
            If dteFile < GetDateFromFileName(strFile) Then
               strFinalFile = strFile
               strFile = Dir
            End If
         Loop While strFile <> ""

         If Len(strFinalFile) > 0 Then
           Workbooks.Open initPath & Direc & "\" & strFinalFile
           Sheets("Current breaks").Visible = True
           Sheets("Current breaks").Select
         End If
         
         
      Else
         MsgBox "No workbooks in " & initPath & Direc & "\"
      End If
   Else
      MsgBox "No date files found"
   End If
End Sub


Function GetDateFromFileName(strFile As String) As Date
   ' returns date from last 8 characters of file name
   ' assumes ddmmyyyy format
   Dim dteTemp As Date, strTemp As String
   strTemp = Right$(Replace$(strFile, ".xls", "", , , vbTextCompare), 8)
   If Len(strTemp) < 8 Then Exit Function
   strTemp = Left$(strTemp, 2) & "/" & Mid$(strTemp, 3, 2) & "/" & Mid$(strTemp, 5, 4)
   If IsDate(strTemp) Then GetDateFromFileName = CDate(strTemp)
End Function

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