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http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMSTo create a Visual Basic Sub procedure, follow these steps:
- Start Excel.
- Press ALT+F11 to start the Visual Basic editor.
- On the Insert menu, click Module.
- Enter the Sub procedure code in the module sheet.
- Press ALT+F11 to return to Excel.
To run a Visual Basic Sub procedure, follow these steps:
- On the Tools menu, point to Macro and then click Macros.
- Select the macro (Sub procedure) that you want and then click Run.
To display the
Open or
Save As dialog box using a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications routine, use one of the following methods:
Method 1
This Visual Basic code uses the xlDialogOpen and xlDialogSaveAs constants
to display the dialog.
To create a macro (OpenDialog) that will start the
Open dialog box, use the following Visual Basic sample code:
Sub OpenDialog()
Application.Dialogs(xlDialogOpen).Show
End Sub
To create a macro (OpenDialogFile) that will start the
Open dialog box and select a specific file, use the following Visual Basic sample code:
Sub OpenDialogFile()
Application.Dialogs(xlDialogOpen).Show ("<drive>:\<path>\<filename>")
End Sub
To create a macro (SaveDialog) that will start the
Save As dialog box, use the following Visual Basic sample code:
Sub SaveDialog()
Application.Dialogs(xlDialogSaveAs).Show
End Sub
To create a macro (SaveDialogFile) that will start the
Save As dialog box and select a specific file name and path, use the following Visual Basic sample code:
Sub SaveDialogFile()
Application.Dialogs(xlDialogSaveAs).Show ("<drive>:\<path>\<filename>")
End Sub
Method 2
This Visual Basic code uses the GetOpenFilename and GetSaveAsFilename methods in conjunction with the Open or Close methods.
To create a macro (OpenFile) that will start the
Open dialog box, use the following Visual Basic sample code:
Sub OpenFile()
Workbooks.Open filename:=Application.GetOpenFilename
End Sub
To create a macro (SaveFile) that will start the
Save As dialog box, use the following Visual Basic sample code:
Sub SaveFile()
Activeworkbook.SaveAs filename:=Application.GetSaveAsFilename
End Sub