I want to create a dynamic hyperlink that opens variable extensions.
This is the formula that I use for creating the hyperlink:
+HYPERLINK("location"&filename&".pdf",friendlyname)
With this formula, I can open .pdf files, but no files with other file extensions. I would like to open files with .jpeg extensions and other the same way. How could I do this?
I would like to stick with generating the hyperlink by a formula (instead of generating it by macro / VBA code).
Here is an example of opening a folder with a hyperlink formula:
=HYPERLINK("file:///C:\TestFolder","a folder")
Clicking this link will open an explorer window. Double-clicking a file in the explorer window will open that file:
Note:
No macros are involved! (you must build a string similar to my example)
EDIT#1:
Here is an example of opening a specific file:
=HYPERLINK("file:///C:\TestFolder\x.jpg","an image file")
Related
We have an Excel Online file that I'd like to link to, but as a pdf. In other words, I want a link that opens the contents of the Excel Online file as a PDF file. Ideally, admin users would be able to edit the excel file, then end-users would be able to open the PDF version of that file, as it is continuously updated by the admin users. Is this possible? I would need a link to the PDF version of the file.
I did come across this thread, but the answer isn't actually answering the question. https://superuser.com/questions/1133384/is-it-possible-to-link-or-sync-an-excel-spreadsheet-with-a-pdf
Based on your response above I believe the following may accomplish what you want.
What you will need to do is enable the Developer Tab in Excel so we can create Macros. We will be creating a Macro that will Save the excel file as a PDF. My assumption is that there is one worksheet in the excel file. When you enable the macros, and save the first time it you will need to save it as a xlsm file to save the macros with the file. Once you do this perform the following below.
In Onedrive create a new folder and call it "MyPubDocs" for example.
In Excel open up your online Xlsm file and do a SaveAs
In the file dialog Box navigate to the Onedrive folder you created and take note of the folder name. It might show...
Web Sites > https://d.docs.live.net > > MyPubDocs
Click on the header bar and copy the URL and save it.
In Excel go to the developer Tab, if you don't see then go to File Menu -> Options -> Customize RIbbons -> Popular Commands (left) and Main Tabs (right) and check the Developer checkbox. click OK.
Click on Macro Button Set the Macro name to "SaveToOneDrive" ad click create.
That should open a IDE where you will paste the following command.
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs Filename:="https://d.docs.live.net/XXXXXXXXXXXXXX/MyPubDocs/" & "MyExcelFileExportAsPDF.Pdf"
When creating the macro you should be able to assign a hotkey to that macro.
Now whenever the admin finishes saving the excel file, they can press the hotkey or run the macro and it will save the file to the location.
If you want to associate the macro to the save event of the workbook, you can, but auto save should be turned off.
After the first time you saved the pdf, go to onedirve and navigate to the pdf file. Create a sharable link that you can distribute to your users. When they navigate to that sharable link it should show them the most recent pdf.
HTH
I made a VB script that re-formats data exported to excel from a website so that it is compatible with a geocoder. As of now every export I have to go in, past the VB code run it and save the changes. I am wondering if there is a way to make the VB code available as a tool for all workbooks so it is just a matter of opening the xls file clicking a button and saving it?
To expand a little on BigBen's comment:
Open the Excel file with your code in. Open a new blank Workbook. Open up the VBA Editor (Alt-F11).
Drag the module which contains your code to the new workbook (in the left-hand navigator pane). You should see it add to this new Workbook.
Save you new workbook as MyFunctions (or whatever name you fancy) but choose the "Excel Add-in (*.xlam)" file type. You should see a new file appear in your folder as MyFunctions.xlam.
Back in Excel, from the File menu, choose Options (right at the bottom). And then Add-Ins from the left-hand list. At the bottom will be a drop-down box "Manage: Excel Add Ins". Hit Go...
You'll a list of the add-ins that your Excel knows about: some will be checked (that is they will be loaded at start-up) and some not.
Choose Browse, and navigate to wherever you saved MyFunctions.xlam. And double click on it. You may get a security warning (as your addin doesnt have a digital signature) but just go ahead and enable it (as you wrote the code: this is not blanket advice!). Close Excel (this remembers your choices).
When you next open Excel you should see your add-in file open in the VBA Editor, and your macros and UDFs available in whatever worksheet you are using.
We have a excel document that contains a ton of Hyperlinks to other Excel Documents & File Paths all located on our network. All of a sudden the Hyperlinks to the Excel Documents have broken, Excel will state the error below;
Some files can contain viruses or otherwise be harmful to your computer. It is important to be certain that this file is from a trustworthy source.
Would you like to open this file? OK/Cancel
We click OK and nothing will happen. Opening file paths is still working fine and I've created another Excel document which has links to a PDF, a File Path, a Word Doc & an Excel Doc. Still only the Excel that isn't working.
I have followed several articles online that suggest how to disable the warning message,below is a well detailed article for 2007/2010 but we had tried to adapt it for 2013/6. Nothing I have tried is working, does anyone on Stack have any suggestions?
https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/help/925757/how-to-enable-or-disable-hyperlink-warning-messages-in-2007-office-pro
We are using Office 2013/6 Standard/Professional.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!!
Many thanks,
Sean
This happens when you copy the excel file to different location:
You can do test: place hyperlink into 1 cell save it, and then copy the file to another location: you can see that hyperlink of your copied excel file would not work.
However when you choose the same file to "Save As": the hyperlink of the saved file in different location will work.
For excel internal hyperlinks (hyperlinks to other worksheet cells) similar thing happens when you rename the file: hyperlinks won't work, but they will work if you choose to "Save As".
This means, the solution to this problem would be: copy the excel file to it's original location and name it with the original name (when hyperlinks were working). In this case hyperlinks will work. Then if you need to move or rename the file: open the file from original location and select "Save AS" anywhere you would like to save, in this case hyperlinks of your saved file would work.
Conclusion: relative references to the Excel file in hyperlinks are not automatically updated when externally file is moved or renamed.
So we managed to find out what was the cause of this problem.
Microsoft are currently working on fixing this as stated in the article below, but as a quick fix you simply need to remove Windows Update KB4011051.
https://support.office.com/en-gb/article/Hyperlinks-to-another-Excel-workbook-no-longer-work-after-updating-to-the-August-1-2017-update-KB-4011051-dfe0aa5c-a2ba-41b8-923a-fe0e4556f936
Thanks for the assistance,
Sean
I have programmed macros in Excel and just tried linking the file to Inventor. I am only able to link .xls and .xlsx. The macro-enabled Excel file that I am trying to link can only be saved as a .xlsm. When I try linking it using the all files option (*.*), I am not able to choose the start cell which tells Inventor where to start pulling parameter values from the Excel sheet.
Am I able to link the .xlsm file another way?
Once the file is linked open the parameters menu and find the linked file. right click on that and you should see an option to change the starting cell.
My application interfaces with Excel using tab-delimited Unicode text files. I require that some cells have multiple lines (alt-enter in Excel, produces LF character (10)).
If I right-click on the txt file in Explorer and Open With..Excel, it opens correctly. However, if I open Excel, and from within Excel either open the txt file by browsing to it, or open it through the Most Recently Used list, it treats the LF as a CR and creates a new row starting at that point.
How can I get Excel to open the file correctly from within Excel (i.e., open the file the same way as if I had right-clicked on it in Explorer and selected Open With..Excel)?
Edit: Chris Persichetti provided a lot of good information on a related question here.
I think that you should try this: on the ribbon, click the Data tab, then in the "Get External Data" section, click "From Text". this allows you to customize how excel opens the text file.