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Written by Allen Wyatt (last updated December 21, 2021)
This tip applies to Excel 97, 2000, 2002, and 2003
It is sometimes helpful for your macro to know how many Excel workbook windows are open at any given time. For instance, you might want your macro to only run if there is a single window open, or you might even require there to be two windows open. Either way, you need to check how many there are.
You determine the number of open windows by using the Count property of the Windows object. This is done using the following syntax:
X = Windows.Count
After executing the line, X is equal to the number of open windows.
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2019-12-03 19:04:08
J
Nevermind... ActiveWorkbook.Windows.Count
2019-12-03 19:02:20
J
Is there a way to count the windows for the current workbook only? I find macros fail to select the workbook if you have two or more windows of the same book open.
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