XL97: Visual Basic Macro to Open a workbook on the Internet

• Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

With Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows, you can open and retrieve files that are located on Internet or intranet computers. You can use a Visual Basic for Applications macro to open files that are stored on an Internet or intranet computer.

MORE INFORMATION

The following Visual Basic for Applications macro opens a file that is located on an Internet or intranet server, and save it to a local drive. This macro assumes that the computer running the macro has an active connection to the Internet through either a network or dial-up connection.

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Sub Open_Internet_File()

'Open the file

'do not display the file when it is opened

'Set the workbook to visible, or else the file containing the macro
'will be saved under the new name.

'Save the workbook to a local drive

  FileFormat:=xlExcel5, Password:="", WriteResPassword:="", _
  ReadOnlyRecommended:=False, CreateBackup:=False

End Sub