press ALT+F11
double-click on ThisWorkbook module
you should see two windows to the right 1. (General) and 2.
(Declarations)
click on 1. (General) and select Workbook
in 2. select "Open" from the list of events
the result should be:
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
End Sub
in between those 2 lines paste the following code:
Workbooks.Open "SECONWORKBOOK.XLS"
so the resultant macro should read:
Private Sub Workbook_Open()
Workbooks.Open "C:\Documents and Settings\Swain\Desktop
\SECONWORKBOOK.XLS"
End Sub
adjust "SECONWORKBOOK.XLS" and "C:\Documents and Settings\Swain\Desktop
\" (the file's path) accordingly
