Please Note: This article is written for users of the following Microsoft Excel versions: 2007, 2010, and 2013. If you are using an earlier version (Excel 2003 or earlier), this tip may not work for you. For a version of this tip written specifically for earlier versions of Excel, click here: Renaming a File.
Your macros can rename a file by using the Name command. This is a holdover from other versions of BASIC. The syntax is:
Name OldFile As NewFile
where OldFile is the name of the old file, and NewFile is the name of the new file. Both filenames must either be string variables or be enclosed in quotes. Both filenames can contain complete path names, but both must be on the same disk drive. If the path names differ, then the command also has the side benefit of moving the file from one directory to another as it does the renaming.
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2018-07-28 01:40:23
sandeep
I want to reneme a .xla file. How to Rename and Edit it's contants in .xla file ? Please Tell Me and help me imideatly.
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