Excel VBA can't open Workbook

Question

First: I\'m using Excel 2007, but the code has to work for Excel 2003 as well.

My problem is the following: I need to access cells in a different workbook, which may

Answer 1

You can check the error in a proper way by using the following code:

filelocation = c:\whatever\file.xlsx

On Error GoTo Handler 'this is key as if the next row returns an error while opening the file it will jump to the Handler down there.
Set wkb2 = Workbooks.Open(filelocation, ReadOnly)

Handler:
MsgBox "File " & filelocation & " does not exist or cannot be reached, please review and try again"

I know that this does not answer the question (that's why I also landed in this thread, as I cannot open the file and can't understand why is that so)

Cheers, RV