How To Open Latest File in Folder in Excel office VBA?
Tags: toopenlatestfileinfo, vbamacros
Published: 2021-09-22 11:40:35

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title: How To Open Latest File in Folder in Excel office VBA?
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date: 2021-09-18 09:04:20 UTC
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In this blog post, we will guide you on how to ** open the latest file in the folder** in Excel Office VBA. Let’s get them below!! Get an official version of MS Excel from the following link: **[https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel](https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/microsoft-365/excel)**

## Example

- Firstly, you need to  **create a sample data** , and you have to **store the data in the path**.
- In the Excel Worksheet, you have to go to the  **Developer Tab.**
- Then, you need to ** ** select the  **Visual Basic**  option under the  **Code**  section.

![Select Visual Basic option](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/1-106.png)<figcaption>Select the Visual Basic option</figcaption>

- Now, you have to  **copy and paste the code**  given below.

```
Option Explicit
Sub NewestFile()
    Dim MyPath As String
    Dim MyFile As String
    Dim LatestFile As String
    Dim LatestDate As Date
    Dim LMD As Date
    MyPath = "C:\Users\Documents\"
    If Right(MyPath, 1) <> "\" Then MyPath = MyPath & "\"
    MyFile = Dir(MyPath & "*.xls", vbNormal)
    If Len(MyFile) = 0 Then
        MsgBox "No files were found...", vbExclamation
        Exit Sub
    End If
    Do While Len(MyFile) > 0
        LMD = FileDateTime(MyPath & MyFile)
        If LMD > LatestDate Then
            LatestFile = MyFile
            LatestDate = LMD
        End If
        MyFile = Dir
    Loop
    Workbooks.Open MyPath & LatestFile
End Sub

```

- You need to  **save the code**  by selecting it and then  **close the window**.

![](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Save-the-Code-50.png)<figcaption>Save the Code</figcaption>

- Again, you have to go to the  **Excel Spreadsheet** , and click on the  **Developer Tab**.
- You need to choose the  **Macros option**  in the Code section.

![Choose Macro option](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Choose-Macro-option-11-1024x184.png)<figcaption>Choose Macro option</figcaption>

- Now, you have to make sure that your  **macro name is selected**  and click the  **Run ** button.

![](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Run-the-Code-29.png)<figcaption>Run the Code</figcaption>

- Finally, if you **not save any file in the folder** , then you will receive the  **output ** in the  **Microsoft Excel**.

![](https://geekexcel.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/Output-22.png)<figcaption>Output</figcaption>

## End of the Line

We hope that this tutorial gives you guidelines on how to  **open the latest file in the**  **folder** in Excel Office VBA. Please leave a comment in case of any  **queries,**  and don’t forget to mention your valuable  **suggestions**  as well. Thank you so much for Visiting Our Site!! Continue learning on **[Geek Excel](https://geekexcel.com/)!! **Read more on [**Excel Formulas**](https://geekexcel.com/excel-formula/) **!!**

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