XL7: Cannot Compare A Workbook Object With ThisWorkbook

• Microsoft Excel for Windows 95, version 7.0

SYMPTOMS

In Microsoft Excel, when you use a Visual Basic for Applications procedure to test whether a Workbook variable is equivalent to a ThisWorkbook object, the condition incorrectly evaluates to false, even if the variable and the object are equivalent.

RESOLUTION

To resolve this problem, use the name property when you compare the two objects. The Visual Basic code provided below shows how to compare the name properties.

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Visual Basic Code Example

Sub CompWillWork()
    Dim x as workbook

    For each x in Workbooks
        MsgBox "Value of ThisWorkbook.Name: " & ThisWorkbook.Name _
        & chr(13)& chr(10) & "Value of x.Name: " & x.Name

        If x.Name = ThisWorkbook.name Then
            MsgBox "This Workbook!"
        Else
            MsgBox x.Name
        End If
    Next

End Sub