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Error Trapping in a function

Hi,

This code crashes because "My Documents" should be "Documents" on some systems with error code 1004.

How do I trap the error?

Sub OpenQuoteTemplate()
Set objQuoteTemp = Workbooks.Add(Template:=QuoteTemplatePath(stVersion))

End sub
Function QuoteTemplatePath(OCVersion)

QuoteTemplatePath = Environ("UserProfile") & "\My documents\Quote Processing\John Lewis Quote Template vN JLP Classic Shutters.xltx"

End Function

I've tried putting error traps in both the function and the procedure but neither seem to be triggered.

Thanks

Rory Archibald

On Windows machines you should be able to use:

createobject("Wscript.shell").specialfolders("MyDocuments") & "\Quote Processing\John Lewis Quote Template vN JLP Classic Shutters.xltx"

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Joe Howard

Also see this link for an alternative to rorya's suggestion http://www.cpearson.com/excel/SpecialFolders.aspx

Using the code on that website (one of the best on Excel programming!) you could do the following:

Function QuoteTemplatePath(OCVersion)

    QuoteTemplatePath = GetSpecialFolder(&H5) & "\Quote Processing\John Lewis Quote Template vN JLP Classic Shutters.xltx"

End Function

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Laurence Martin

ASKER

Thanks guys for the solution to the error, but what about the answer to the question?

Joe Howard

How about this:

Function QuoteTemplatePath(OCVersion)
    On Error GoTo err_handler
    QuoteTemplatePath = Environ("UserProfile") & "\My documents\Quote Processing\John Lewis Quote Template vN JLP Classic Shutters.xltx"
err_handler:
    If Err.Number = 1004 Then
        QuoteTemplatePath = Environ("UserProfile") & "\Documents\Quote Processing\John Lewis Quote Template vN JLP Classic Shutters.xltx"
    End If
End Function

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Joe Howard

btw, if you feel your question wasn't answered you shouldn't accept the answers.

I recommend re-opening the question.

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