Finding the name of excel file from xla

Question

I am using an xla file to run my vba-code in excel. I have many templates, which use this xla file. Is there any way to find which template runs(opens) the xla file from xla .

I have used:

ThisWorkbook.FullName 

but it returns the name of the xla file and not the name of the template

Answer 1

I don't think there is a straightforward way for a Function or a Sub to find out who's calling it (because the call/stack tracing is not available programatically to VBA).

You could do your own tracing, by implementing some push and pop operations on a custom-made stack globally accessible in your .xla , for example. When a function is called, it pushes its filename+module+name to the stack, and when it ends it pops that information from the stack.

But then again, it depends on the "benevolence" of the calling function (eg the one from the file that references your .xla file) to use your tracing convention. Also, it might make your code more brittle. And also, it could make it worse actually, if you don't handle every exception that might break the execution of your functions/subs.

See also this (last section): http://www.cpearson.com/excel/DebuggingVBA.aspx