Re: Is FIle Open

[Bob Phillips]

Function IsFileOpen(FileName As String)
Dim iFilenum As Long
Dim iErr As Long

On Error Resume Next
iFilenum = FreeFile()
Open FileName For Input Lock Read As #iFilenum
Close iFilenum
iErr = Err
On Error GoTo 0

Select Case iErr
Case 0: IsFileOpen = False
Case 70: IsFileOpen = True
Case Else: Error iErr
End Select

End Function

Sub test()
If Not IsFileOpen("C:\MyTest\volker2.xls") Then
Workbooks.Open "C:\MyTest\volker2.xls"
End If
End Sub

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HTH

Bob Phillips

(there's no email, no snail mail, but somewhere should be gmail in my addy)

"Gary''s Student" <GarysS...@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C223D7AA-1A58-4B0E...@microsoft.com...
> We have a .xls file on a server. Is there any way to determine if another
> user has the file open before trying to open it myself?
> --
> Gary's Student
> gsnu200706

[Gary''s Student]

Thank you
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Gary's Student
gsnu200705