File name as field

[mtdew]

I need to have several table linked together and know the source of the data. Is there a way to have one of the fields contain the file name from which some of the data is pulled?

 

[SkipVought]

Sure. Tables can contain almost any kind of data. But why put that value on every row in the table?

Skip,
[sub]
Just traded in my old subtlety...
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[montypython1]

Hi Mtdew,

Sounds like you have a similar request to my recent post titled "How do I create variables for linked data?".

While I do not yet have my solution for my recent post, perhaps you might benefit from the following: I currently use an Excel macro to pull the file name and file location from a specific cell, within a specific worksheet. The code looks like this:

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lcFolder = Sheets("Admin").Range("B8").Value
lcFileNameDataGL = Sheets("Admin").Range("B9").Value

ChDir lcFolder
Workbooks.Open Filename:= _
lcFolder & "\" & lcFileNameDataGL
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assume "B8" (above) contains the value of "C:\users\public\documents"
assume "B9" (above) contains the value of "test.xls"
Then do whatever you need to do using the data stored in the file called "C:\users\public\documents\test.xls".

Hope this helps.

Dave

 

[macropod]

IMHO, It's not even clear what application is involved. A reference to fields could infer Word or Access. Excel, on the other hand, doesn't have anything called fields.

Cheers
Paul Edstein
[MS MVP - Word]

 

[montypython1]

Good point Paul ... and my apologies MtDew ... I neglected to ask what application you need assistance.