Run a Macro from Another Workbook

Question

I have a macro in workbook A that calls a macro in workbook B. I want the macro in workbook B to run and then I want to close workbook B. I keep getting an error saying the macro cannot be found that I want to run from workbook B. I am pretty much a novice at this, but I have done a pretty thorough search and haven't been able to come up with anything on my own. Here is my code in it's entirety.

Public Sub InputDept()


Dim Cap As Workbook
Dim Cap2 As String

On Error Resume Next
Set Cap = Workbooks("NGD Source File for Net Budget Reporting.xlsx")
Cap2 = Cap.Name
On Error GoTo 0

Dim wb As Workbook
Dim Cap1 As Variant

Application.ScreenUpdating = False
If Cap Is Nothing Then
Cap1 = Application.GetOpenFilename("Excel Files(*.xl*)," & "*.xl*", 1)
    If Cap1 = False Then
    Exit Sub
    End If
Set wb = Workbooks.Open(Cap1)
Cap2 = ActiveWorkbook.Name
Else
Workbooks(Cap2).Activate
End If


Sheets("Dept Summary").Activate


Cells.Find(What:="Direct", after:=ActiveCell, LookIn:=xlFormulas, _
    LookAt:=xlWhole, SearchOrder:=xlByRows, SearchDirection:=xlNext, _
    MatchCase:=False, SearchFormat:=False).Offset(1, 0).Select

Range(Selection, Selection.End(xlDown)).Select

Dim cRng As Range
Dim dRng As Range

Set dRng = Selection

For Each cRng In dRng
If cRng.Interior.ThemeColor = xlThemeColorAccent3 Then


    Dim mCalc As String
    Dim mSum As Workbook

    On Error Resume Next
    Set mSum = Workbooks("Master Calc with Macro.xlsm")
    mCalc = mSum.Name
    On Error GoTo 0

    Application.ScreenUpdating = False
    If mSum Is Nothing Then
        mSum1 = Application.GetOpenFilename("Excel Files.xl*),"& "*.xl*", 1)
    If mSum1 = False Then
        Exit Sub
    End If
        Set wb1 = Workbooks.Open(mSum1)
        mCalc = ActiveWorkbook.Name
    Else
        Workbooks(mCalc).Activate
    End If

    cRng.Copy

    Workbooks(mCalc).Activate
    Sheets("Data").Select
    Range("A5").Select

    Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues
    Sheets("Report").Activate

    Workbooks(mCalc).Application.Run ("!SummarizeMaster")

    Sheets("Report").Select
    ActiveSheet.Copy
    Cells.Select
    Cells.Copy
    Selection.PasteSpecial Paste:=xlPasteValues
    ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs _
        Filename:=Application.ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & Format(Date -        28, "MMM") & " Files\" & Left(cRng, 7) & ".xlsx"

    ActiveWorkbook.Close

    Workbooks(mCalc).Close savechanges:=False

End If
Next cRng



End Sub

Answer 1

This line:

Workbooks(mCalc).Application.Run ("!SummarizeMaster")

needs to be changed a little. You need to include the name of the workbook inside a single quotes, even if it looks like you are specifying the proper workbook with Workbooks(mCalc):

Workbooks(mCalc).Application.Run ("'Master Calc with Macro.xlsm'!SummarizeMaster")

You can actually just shorten it to:

Application.Run ("'Master Calc with Macro.xlsm'!SummarizeMaster")

Answer 2

If the macro you need to find relative macro path by using workbook path from which you run macro and you need to run several macros from the array list, the code below will help:

Dim relativePath As String, programFileName As String
Dim selectedProgramsFiles() As String, programsArrayLastIndex As Byte, I As Byte

For I = 0 To programsArrayLastIndex 'Loop through all selected programs
    programFileName = selectedProgramsFiles(I)
    relativePath = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & programFileName
    Workbooks.Open Filename:=relativePath

    Application.Run ("'" & relativePath & "'!ModuleName.Main")

   Workbooks(programFileName).Activate
   ActiveWorkbook.Close SaveChanges:=False
Next I 'For I = 0 To programsArrayLastIndex 'Loop through all selected program

Answer 3

Application.Run "PERSONAL.xlsb!ClearYellow", 0

ClearYellow is the name of the sub in Personal.xlsb that is being run. The "0" is the first argument of this sub (would omit if no arguments, could add more arguments separated by commas)

Application does not seem to be needed

This could be used to run from some other workbook also; the workbook would have to be open; if the name of that workbook had a space in it, the name would have to be surrounded by ''

Call does not work cross workbooks; haven’t tested within same workbook or within same module