Opening workbooks via hyperlink and then using Hyperlink name as workbook reference - vba

Question

I'm trying to take the hyperlink workbook name and put it into my code.
Sub Workbook()
Dim vbaname as string
Dim WBMaster As Workbook, WBSource As Workbook
Dim WSMaster As Worksheet, WSSource As Worksheet
Range("b7").Hyperlinks(1).Follow
'returns the hyperlink text "Vba Source test"
VbaName = """" & Range("B7").Text & """"
Set WBSource = Workbooks(VbaName)
I get a subscript out of range bug. Is there another way to do this. I just want to be able to put the hyperlink text into that bracket.

Answer 1

If you Debug.Print your VbaName it actually holds the value of B7 but the active window ( the followed one from hyperlink ). If you want to get the name of the workbook from the hyperlink, youre working in, then use this code
Sub GetWorkbookName()
MsgBox "the name of the workbook in the hyperlink is: " & vbCrLf & _
getWorkbookName(Range("B7").Text)
End Sub
Private Function getWorkbookName(hyperLink As String) As String
Dim i&
For i = 1 To Len(hyperLink)
If StrComp(Left(Right(hyperLink, i), 1), "\", vbTextCompare) = 0 Then
getWorkbookName = Right(hyperLink, i - 1)
Exit For
End If
Next i
End Function
On the other hand, I think you are trying to open the workbook from the hyperlink and assign a reference to it. The way you go about it it's not the right approach. I think you may want to consider doing it this way:
Sub Workbook()
Dim wbFromHyperLink As String
Dim WBSource As Workbook
MsgBox "the name of the workbook in the hyperlink is: " & vbCrLf & _
getWorkbookName(Range("B7").Text)
wbFromHyperLink = getWorkbookName(Range("B7").Text)
'Range("b7").Hyperlinks(1).Follow
Set WBSource = Workbooks.Open(Range("B7").Text)
' do not forget to close and free the object
' WBSource.Saved = True
' WBSource.Close
' Set WBSource = Nothing
End Sub
Private Function getWorkbookName(hyperLink As String) As String
Dim i&
For i = 1 To Len(hyperLink)
If StrComp(Left(Right(hyperLink, i), 1), "\", vbTextCompare) = 0 Then
getWorkbookName = Right(hyperLink, i - 1)
Exit For
End If
Next i
End Function