Create Hyperlink to Cell in Another Workbook/CSV VBA

Question

I'm currently working on a script in WorkbookA that notifies of a change in another Workbook (WorkbookB). I would like to add the functionality of being taken to that Workbook if the user would like to see the change. Currently, I'm running the code:

SelRangeA(iRow, 2) = "=HYPERLINK(""[C:\..\WorkbookB.csv]Sheet1!B4"",""CLICK HERE"")"

Which displays the proper Hyperlink in the spreadsheet : Click Here with contents:

=HYPERLINK("[C:\..\WorkbookB.csv]Sheet1!B4","CLICK HERE")

However when I follow the link, it opens the requested Workbook with an error:

Reference is not valid.

Any insight on how to properly reference the required cell? Thanks!

Answer 1

A CSV file won't contain a "Sheet1". The "sheet" name is derived from the name of the file.

So your code needs to be:

=HYPERLINK("[C:\..\WorkbookB.csv]'" & filename & "'!B4","CLICK HERE")

where filename has been set to the base part of the CSV file's filename (ie it needs to equate to "WorkbookB" in your example).

Answer 2

If the link is in another workbook and you want Excel to open it if it isn't already open, you need to specify both the address and the sub-address (kind of like an anchor in an HTML link):

SelRangeA(iRow, 2) = "=HYPERLINK(""C:\Foo.xlsx#[C:\Foo.xlsx]Sheet1!A1"")"

EDIT: Note that for a .csv file, the worksheet name will default to the file name on open:

SelRangeA(iRow, 2) = "=HYPERLINK(""C:\Foo.csv#[C:\Foo.csv]Foo!A1"")"
                                                         '^^^   

Answer 3

One way to do this is to define a name (Formulas->Name Manager) whenever certain cells get changed. For example if the name was defined as "changedcell" you would set the hyperlink as follows:

=HYPERLINK("[C:..\\WorkbookB.csv#changedcell]","CLICK HERE")

Just make sure the scope of the name is set to full workbook if there are multiple worksheets.