find full file path of running excel instance

[Guest]

Hi Experts,

Can anyone know how to findout the full path( ex:
c:\rama\bbc.xls) from the curently running instance "bbc.xls". I dont mind
accepting VB6\.NET\Windows script solution for the same as i'm desperate to
find the full path from ruinng instance. Lets say I've opened saved bbc.xls
file and i know the currently opened instances from Process library and i can
get the title("bbc.xls") but i dont know how to get the full
path("c:\rama\bbc.xls")

For more details please have a look at the following link.

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/showpost.aspx?postid=1206503&siteid=1

 

[macropod]

Hi Rama,

ActiveWorkbook.Path
Returns the complete path of the ActiveWorkbook, excluding the final separator, as a string. See under 'Path' in Excel's VBE Help
file.

Cheers

--
macropod
[MVP - Microsoft Word]


| Hi Experts,
|
| Can anyone know how to findout the full path( ex:
| c:\rama\bbc.xls) from the curently running instance "bbc.xls". I dont mind
| accepting VB6\.NET\Windows script solution for the same as i'm desperate to
| find the full path from ruinng instance. Lets say I've opened saved bbc.xls
| file and i know the currently opened instances from Process library and i can
| get the title("bbc.xls") but i dont know how to get the full
| path("c:\rama\bbc.xls")
|
| For more details please have a look at the following link.
|
| http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/showpost.aspx?postid=1206503&siteid=1
|
|
| --
| Cheers,
| Rama

 

[John Green]

ThisWorkbook.FullName

John Green

 

[Guest]

Hi ,
Thanks for the reply but the trouble is I can get the instance full
path(bbc.xls) from Process library as illustarted in the following link so I
dont know how to instantiate this excel running instance as I dont have full
path.

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/showpost.aspx?postid=1206503&siteid=1



This following line works fine for unsaved excel instances

Set xlObj = VBA.GetObject("Book2").Application

but it fails to create reference whne it uses saved instance.

Set xlObj = VBA.GetObject("bbc").Application

it requires full path to access the currently running instance

Set xlObj = VBA.GetObject("c:\rama\bbc.xls").Application
--
Cheers,
Rama

ThisWorkbook.FullName

John Green

 

[Peter T]

It's not straightforward to find and reference multiple Excel instances.
If you understand C# (could use in your .Net) a method was described here -
http://tinyurl.com/yt36s5

In the same thread I briefly described my relatively though not 100%
reliable method to find and reference multiple Excel instances. Having done
so, for each referenced instance you could do something like this

On Error resume next
For i = 0 to UBound(arrXL) ' array of XL instances
set ws = arrXL(i).Workbooks("abc.xls")
if not ws is nothing then
sFile = ws.Fullname
Exit for

Regards,
Peter T

Hi ,
Thanks for the reply but the trouble is I can get the instance full
path(bbc.xls) from Process library as illustarted in the following link so I
dont know how to instantiate this excel running instance as I dont have full
path.

http://forums.microsoft.com/MSDN/showpost.aspx?postid=1206503&siteid=1



This following line works fine for unsaved excel instances

Set xlObj = VBA.GetObject("Book2").Application

but it fails to create reference whne it uses saved instance.

Set xlObj = VBA.GetObject("bbc").Application

it requires full path to access the currently running instance

Set xlObj = VBA.GetObject("c:\rama\bbc.xls").Application

 

[Guest]

Hi Peter,
Thanks for the reply. How do you get arrXL ??
I know the list of process using Process library in .NET but dont know what
you are referring to arrXL in the following message. Could you eloborate bit
futher? I tried to understand the ROT code posted in google forums but failed.

 

[Peter T]

Hi Rama

How do you get arrXL ??

That's the difficult bit. As I said, I briefly described my VBA method in
the thread I referred you to (message #6 in date view). It is clunky though,
especially the bit about DDE and adding a new workbook (unsaved BookX) if
necessary in instances with which to use GetObject to attach to it's parent
(ie the particular Excel instance).

If you are able to get the C# method working you're probably better to go
with that (I didn't get it working, probably down to me rather than the
method).

The point is there is no simple way to do what I think you are asking purely
to find the path of a file loaded in some Excel instance (surely some other
work around). If you have a very serious need and don't mind 'clunky' with a
LOT of VBA revert back.

Regards,
Peter T

 

[Guest]

Hi,
Thanks to all. I found the suitable code in the following link. It gives
the full path names of all running excel(saved and non saved) instances.

http://www.mrexcel.com/board2/viewtopic.php?t=237277&start=10

 

[Peter T]

That looks very good indeed !

Regards,
Peter T

Hi,
Thanks to all. I found the suitable code in the following link. It gives
the full path names of all running excel(saved and non saved) instances.

http://www.mrexcel.com/board2/viewtopic.php?t=237277&start=10