Blindly Open External Workbook/Worksheet

[hunterjj1]

I have a macro that opens, updates, and closes multiple external workbooks. My problem is that my screen keeps showing me the external workbooks that I'm opening and closing. Is there a way to open the external workbook without it appearing?

 

[SkipVought]

Application.ScreenUpdating = false
'your code
Application.ScreenUpdating = true

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