get the current filename as a variable

[Janis]

The myFileName line does not compile. What I want to do here is save the
current filename with the date appended. I am trying to put the current
filename into the Sub
tnx,
saveIndesign()
'Appends date to filename so as to not write over an existing file

Const fPath As String = "Mac OS X:Users:jroughocuments"
Dim fName As String
Dim myFileName As String
myFileName = ActiveWorkbook.Filename
fName = fPath & myFileName & Time()
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=fName
End Sub

 

[moon]

ActiveWorkbook.Name will give you the file name.
ActiveWorkbook.FullName will give you the file name and the full path.

ActiveWorkbook.Filename is not available.

 

[Bob Phillips]

myFileName = ActiveWorkbook.Fullname

if you want the path

myFileName = ActiveWorkbook.Name

without

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Bob Phillips

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[moon]

Same here.

;-)

myFileName = ActiveWorkbook.Fullname

if you want the path

myFileName = ActiveWorkbook.Name

without

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HTH

Bob Phillips

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[Mike]

Janis,

there is no .filename property - you want to use the .fullname (to get the
path, if one exists, ie. it's not a new workbook) or .name (just the name)

HTH,
Mike

 

[Mike Fogleman]

Sorry, word wrap cut my long line

Sub SaveMe()
Dim fName As String
Dim myFileName As String
Const fPath As String = "Mac OS X:Users:jroughocuments:"

myFileName = Left(ActiveWorkbook.Name, Len(ActiveWorkbook.Name) - 4) _
& " " & Date & ".xls"
fName = fPath & myFileName
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=fName

End Sub

Mike F

 

[Bob Phillips]

even the timestamp <g>

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Bob Phillips

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[Janis]

It is really tricky. The .xls extension saves twice and I can't get it to
print the time and the date but it now compiles. Thanks,

 

[Mike Fogleman]

Janis, I consulted with a MAC user and determined the following code will do
as you asked. It adds the time and removes the double.xls at the end. MAC
doesn't care about the /'s in the date, as Windows does, so I left those
alone. The colons in TIME had to go with either OS, so it is re-formatted
with dot separators. Finally MAC appends the file extension for you, so I
removed it from the code and let MAC do it's thing when the file is saved.

Sub SaveMe()
Dim fName As String
Dim myFileName As String
Const fPath As String = "Mac OS X:Users:jroughocuments:"

myFileName = Left(ActiveWorkbook.Name, Len(ActiveWorkbook.Name) - 4) _
& " " & Date & " " & Format(Time, "hh.mm.ss")
fName = fPath & myFileName
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:=fName
End Sub

Mike F