Is it possible to count how many times a spreadsheet is opened

[ceepee]

I need an "auto counter" that will count how many times certain
spreadsheets are opened. Can this be done in Excel?

 

[Frank Kabel]

Hi
do you mean to count how many times a file has been opened?. If yes you
may try the following code. Put this in your workbook module (not in a
standard module). It will increment the value in cell A1 on sheet1
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
with Worksheets("Sheet1").range("A1")
.Value = .Value + 1
end with
End Sub

 

[Dave Peterson]

Frank's code will actually count the number of times the workbook has been
opened AND saved.

If the workbook is closed without saving, then that change goes away.

If the workbook is "saveable" (not readonly), then you could save it as soon as
it opens:

A minor tweak to Frank's code:

Private Sub Workbook_Open()
with Worksheets("Sheet1").range("A1")
.Value = .Value + 1
end with
me.save
End Sub

If you can't save the workbook, then maybe you could use an external (accessible
(read/write) by all who open it to keep a counter.