Application.Workbooks Property

Returns a Workbooks collection that represents all the open workbooks. Read-only.

Syntax

expression.Workbooks

expression   A variable that represents an Application object.

Remarks

Using this property without an object qualifier is equivalent to using

  Application.Workbooks

.

The collection returned by the Workbooks property doesn’t include open add-ins, which are a special kind of hidden workbook. You can, however, return a single open add-in if you know the file name. For example,

  Workbooks("Oscar.xla")

will return the open add-in named "Oscar.xla" as a Workbook object.

Example

This example activates the workbook Book1.xls.

  
    Workbooks("BOOK1").Activate

This example opens the workbook Large.xls.

  
    Workbooks.Open filename:="LARGE.XLS"

This example saves changes to and closes all workbooks except the one that’s running the example.

  For Each w In Workbooks
    If w.Name <> ThisWorkbook.Name Then
        w.Close savechanges:=True
    End If
Next w

See Also

• Application Object
• Application Object Members