Need help with "save as" macro

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MegaDETH

I get a .xls file sent to me via email everyday that needs to be saved
to a certain folder with the days date so I have a macro (taken from
this site) that does everything I want BUT I need the filename to be
the date I save it 070705.xls

Sorry I am a complete noob at macros as I am just learning Excel so if
anyone can tell me the line I need to replace and what it should be I
would appreciate it.


edit: also I do not want the xls file to close.



Thanks



Sub indy()
Dim Response As String
Dim msg As String
Dim Style As String
Dim sPath As String
Dim sFilename As String
Dim ans

msg = "Are you sure you want to Exit the application and Close Excel?"
Style = vbYesNo + vbInformation + vbDefaultButton2

Response = MsgBox(msg, Style)
If Response = vbYes Then
sPath = "g:\indymicro\"
sFilename = Format(Worksheets("Sheet1").Range("A1").Value,
"yyyy-mm-dd") "mm-dd-yyyy")
ans = MsgBox("Save File As " & sFilename)
If ans = vbOK Then
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs sPath & sFilename
ActiveWorkbook.Close savechanges:=True
Application.Exit
Application.StatusBar = "Application Closing."
End If
Else
ActiveWorkbook.Activate
End If

End Sub
 
Mega,

If you only want the filename to be today's date then
sFilename = Date

If you want some text in there
sFilename = "Your text" & Date

Also
ActiveWorkbook.Close savechanges:=True
saves the workbook a second time. Do you need to do this?
ActiveWorkbook.Close savechanges:=False is probably what you need.

Henry
 
Mega,

That should read
sFilename = Date & ".xls"

&

sFilename = "Your text" & Date & ".xls"

Henry
 
OK I have a minor problem with the saving as the date.

Using sFilename = Date & ".xls"


It tried to save it in this format 7\11\2005.xls. This would be fine
but it won't save this way as it thinks it is a folder with the \

Do I have any other options or is it a setting in Excel that has to do
with the way the date is saved?



thanks
 
MegaDeth,

Sorry,
I forgot that the slashes can't be used in a filename.

2 ways around that.

1) Control Panel>Regional and Language Options>Regional
Options>Customize>Date>Date Separator = .
This will change your date format to 7.11.2005 (throughout windows)

2)sFilename = Month(Date) & "." & Day(Date) & "." & Year(Date) & ".xls"

Henry
 
That worked !!


Thank you again for your help

MegaDeth,

Sorry,
I forgot that the slashes can't be used in a filename.

2 ways around that.

1) Control Panel>Regional and Language Options>Regional
Options>Customize>Date>Date Separator = .
This will change your date format to 7.11.2005 (throughout windows)

2)sFilename = Month(Date) & "." & Day(Date) & "." & Year(Date) &
".xls"

Henry



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I would suggest you save files that have dates in their filename
that you use for format to name the file so that you have
year first, followed by month then day of month so that
they will sort nicely as filenames regardless of your last update date.
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