VBA: loop in a folder and open the longest named workbook

Nelson78

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Hello everybody.

I have a folder.

C:\Desktop\Monday


This folder contains 1 or 2 workbooks in format .xls


The workbook named "today.xls" is always there.
Sometimes you can find another workbook named "today1234.xls" (figures following "today" could be different depending on not controllable circumstances).


So, I need a macro opening the second one if exists, otherwise I have to open "today.xls".


To perform this, I think I have to loop the workbooks in the folder opening the one with the longest name.

What could be the working code?


Thank's
 
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Hello everybody.

I have a folder.

C:\Desktop\Monday


This folder contains 1 or 2 workbooks in format .xls


The workbook named "today.xls" is always there.
Sometimes you can find another workbook named "today1234.xls" (figures following "today" could be different depending on not controllable circumstances).


So, I need a macro opening the second one if exists, otherwise I have to open "today.xls".


To perform this, I think I have to loop the workbooks in the folder opening the one with the longest name.

What could be the working code?


Thank's

Any suggestion?
 
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Are there only ever 1 or 2 files in the folder?
 
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