When you are using the name of the workbook make sure to use the correct file extension.However in one of my older files, when i try to execute this code, i get a run-time error 1004 Activate Method of Worksheet class failed.
BTW, the variable sheetName has been previously defined. Sub vba_activate_workbook()īy using the above code, you can specify a workbook name and this will first check for that workbook in all the open workbooks, and if it finds the workbook, it will activate it. ThisWorkbook.Worksheets(sheetName).Activate in a newly created workbook (created with the newly upgraded Excel 2013) then it works without a hitch. Now follow the instructions at the top of that screen. 3 Now you can embed the ActiveBarcode control element into your Document. For a new thread (1st post), scroll to Manage Attachments, otherwise scroll down to GO ADVANCED, click, and then scroll down to MANAGE ATTACHMENTS and click again. Then click on 'Options' in the tab group on the left: 2 Under 'Customize Ribbon', enable the 'Developer' option on the main tabs, then close the options window. To deal with this problem the best way is to check for the workbook name first (if it’s open or not) and then activate it. To do this, go to in the Excel Options by clicking the 'File' tab. Sub vba_activate_workbook()Įnd Sub Check Before Activating a WorkbookĪs I said, when you try to activate a workbook that is not opened VBA will show you an error. Let’s say you have five workbooks open at the same time but you are working on the “Book1.xlsm”, so when you run the following code, it will activate the “Book1.xlsm”.
#HOW TO ACTIVATE VBA IN EXCEL 2016 CODE#
You can refer to the workbook where you are writing code by using ThisWorkbook property.
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