Solved: Detect if a workbook is open

[alimcpill]

Please help:

I need to be able to check using code if a particular workbook is in use. Surely this should be easy to do? I can't seem to work it out!

[alimcpill]

Sorry, I solved it minutes after posting. Probably not bulletproof but good enough for my needs.

Mods remove this post if you want.

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Al


Public Function IsWorkbookReady(strWbPath As String) As Boolean

Dim objXl As Excel.Application
Dim objWb As Excel.Workbook
Set objXl = New Excel.Application

'objXl.Visible = True 'true for debugging
objXl.DisplayAlerts = False
On Error GoTo IsWorkBookReady_Error
Set objWb = objXl.Workbooks.Open(strWbPath, , False)
If objWb.ReadOnly Then
IsWorkbookReady = False
Else
IsWorkbookReady = True
End If
objWb.Close False
On Error GoTo 0

Resume_IsWorkbookReady:

On Error Resume Next
objWb.Close False
On Error GoTo 0

objXl.Quit


Set objWb = Nothing
Set objXl = Nothing

Exit Function

IsWorkBookReady_Error:

IsWorkbookReady = False
Resume Resume_IsWorkbookReady

End Function