I am trying to create a button which prompts the user for a file then creates a hyperlink in the active spreadsheet.
Goal: after the file is uploaded subsequent users can click on the hyperlink to view the file.
What I have tried, create an ActiveX control in Excel, but representing the input as a hyperlink output in a cell is the problem.
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
Dim sFullName As String
Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogOpen).Show
sFullName = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogOpen).SelectedItems(1)
End Sub
Insert reference to pdfs
Sub InsertObjectAsIcon()
'lets user browse for a file to insert into the
'current active worksheet.
'all are inserted as icons, not "visible" objects, so
'to view they will need an appropriate viewer/reader
'at the recipient end.
'
'This one shows how you could set up to use
'several different icons depending on the type of file
'inserted. You'll have to experiment by recording
'macros while inserting various file types to build
'up a list to use, just add new Case Is = statements
'do deal with the file types. Be sure to enter the
'file type in all UPPERCASE.
'
Dim iconToUse As String
Dim fullFileName As String
Dim FNExtension As String
fullFileName = Application.GetOpenFilename("*.*, All Files", , , , False)
If fullFileName = "False" Then
Exit Sub ' user cancelled
End If
'choose an icon based on filename extension
'get all after last "." in filename
FNExtension = Right(fullFileName, Len(fullFileName) - _
InStrRev(fullFileName, "."))
'select icon based on filename extension
Select Case UCase(FNExtension)
Case Is = "TXT"
iconToUse = "C:\Windows\system32\packager.dll"
Case Is = "XLS", "XLSM", "XLSX"
iconToUse = "C:\Windows\Installer\{91140000-0011-0000-0000-0000000FF1CE}\xlicons.exe"
Case Is = "PDF"
iconToUse = "C:\Windows\Installer\{AC76BA86-1033-F400-7761-000000000004}\_PDFFile.ico"
Case Else
'this is a generic icon
iconToUse = "C:\Windows\system32\packager.dll"
End Select
ActiveSheet.OLEObjects.Add(Filename:=fullFileName, Link:=False, DisplayAsIcon:=True, IconFileName:=iconToUse, IconIndex:=0, IconLabel:=fullFileName).Select3
End Sub
Private Sub CommandButton1_Click()
InsertObjectAsIcon
End Sub