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This function will return a unique Workbook Name as a string.
Function GetUniquekbookName() As String
Dim strNewFileName As String
Dim strpath As String
Dim strLongName As String
Dim strExt As String
Dim strFileUniqueID As String
Dim intFileUniqueID As Integer
strpath = objExcel.DefaultFilePath
strExt = ".xls"
intFileUniqueID = 0
strNewFileName = Year(Date) & _
Format(Month(Date), "00") & Format(Day(Date), "00")
strLongName = strpath & "\" & strNewFileName & strExt
'Add 001, 002, etc. until name is unique.
Do Until Len(Dir(strLongName)) = 0
intFileUniqueID = intFileUniqueID + 1
strLongName = ""
strFileUniqueID = Format(intFileUniqueID, "000")
strLongName = strpath & "\" & _
strNewFileName & strFileUniqueID & strExt
Loop
GetNewWorkbookName = strLongName
End Function