VBA Difference Between ActiveWorkbook ThisWorkbook In Excel
VBA Difference Between ActiveWorkbook ThisWorkbook In Excel. ThisWorkbook represents the current workbook in which the code is available. ActiveWorkbook represents the currently active workbook from multiple different open Workbooks.
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VBA Difference Between ActiveWorkbook and ThisWorkbook
Let us see the VBA Difference Between ActiveWorkbook and ThisWorkbook.
| ActiveWorkbook | ThisWorkbook |
|---|---|
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| ActiveWorkbook represents the Workbook in active window which has focus on the screen. | ThisWorkbook represents the current Workbook in which the current VBA code is running or executing. |
| The Workbook window is active / visible. | The Workbook window is Inactive / Invisible. |
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Get Active Workbook Name: ActiveWorkbook.Name |
Get Current Workbook Name: ThisWorkbook.Name |
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Activate ActiveWorkbook: ActiveWorkbook .Activate |
Activate ThisWorkbook: ThisWorkbook .Activate |
Example:
'VBA Get Active Workbook Name
Sub VBA_Get_ActiveWorkbook_Name()
'Variable declaration
Dim sActiveWorkbookName As String
sActiveWorkbookName = ActiveWorkbook.Name
End Sub
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Example:
'VBA Get Current Workbook Name
Sub VBA_Get_CurrentWorkbook_Name()
'Variable declaration
Dim sCurrentWorkbookName As String
sCurrentWorkbookName = ThisWorkbook.Name
End Sub
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