Microsoft KB Archive/60548

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Using LOOKUP to Open Files in a Macro Loop in Excel

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel for Windows, versions 2.x, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0
 * Microsoft Excel for OS/2, versions 2.2, 3.0

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SUMMARY
The macro segment below opens existing files. Specific operations may be then performed on the files while within the macro loop.

It is assumed the valid filenames are located in column C starting in cell C1 of the macro sheet:

  A1: Title                              B1: 1   C1: testa.xls A2: =FOR(&quot;count&quot;,1,3,1)               B2: 2   C2: testb.xls A3: =OPEN(LOOKUP(count,B1:B3, C1:C3)) B3: 3   C3: testc.xls A4:     B4:     C4: A5:     B5:     C5: A6: =NEXT                           B6:     C6: A7: =RETURN                         B7:     C7:

Note: the information above also applies to version 5.0 only when using version 4.0 macro language.

Additional query words: 2.0 2.00 2.01 2.1 2.10 2.2 2.20 2.21 3.0 4.0 4.0a 4.00a 5.0

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