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Michael Dunkin
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I created a button that I want to use to open a folder that is located in a network. Here is the code that I am using:

 

ActiveWorkbook.FollowHyperlink Address:="\\bradford\#helix\FSRS\Warehouse\Warehouse\Warehouse\Equipment_by_Platform"

When I click on the button, it is only opening the first folder listed in the path. What do I have to do to get it to open the last sub folder in the address?

 

V/R

Michael

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Hi Michael,

It doesn't like the # in the folder name.  It's not advised to use characters like # in file or folder names, can you change it?

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Phil

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Hey Phil, 

Unfortunately I can't. The file is controlled by our IT department and they don't allow us to make changes to certain folders.

 

 V/R

Michael 

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Hi Michael,

Your IT Dept really should know better than to use characters like # in folder names.  Can you ask them to change it?

Or, can you map a drive (e.g. D:) to \\bradford\#helix then your VBA would only need to open D:\FSRS\Warehouse\Warehouse\Warehouse\Equipment_by_Platform

Incidentally, why are there 3 folders all called Warehouse???

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Phil

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Can you try:

ActiveWorkbook.FollowHyperlink Address:= Application.WorksheetFunction.EncodeURL("\\bradford\#helix\FSRS\Warehouse\Warehouse\Warehouse\Equipment_by_Platform")

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ActiveWorkbook.FollowHyperlink Address:= Replace("\\bradford\#helix\FSRS\Warehouse\Warehouse\Warehouse\Equipment_by_Platform","#","%23")

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Phil, 

Our IT department is in another state and are very hard to work with. The gentleman that we have onsite will do very little for you and moves at a snails pace when it comes to getting anything done. The reason I have so many folders that say "warehouse", is because I started this project on my computer and once I was at a point I was ready to start consolidating and assigning links to folders, I moved it on to the network, I buried it under a few folders to keep others out of it, until I am ready to let it go live.

 

V/R

Michael

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Catalin, 

Thank  you very much!! I tried the first line of code and it worked!! 

 

V/R

Michael

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