Checkout and checkin sharepoint file

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Prash picture Prash · Jul 1, 2015 · Viewed 9.9k times · Source

I am getting Runtime error 1004: cancheckout method failed near cancheckout and

Compile error: Method or data member not found in line

If Workbooks.CanCheckIn(ChkFile) = True Then

How do I resolve the issue?

Sub ToCheck()
    Dim xlApp As Excel.Application
    Dim wb As Workbook
    Dim ChkFile As String
    ChkFile = "http://new1....com/Shared%20Documents/file.xlsm"

    If Workbooks.CanCheckOut(ChkFile) = True Then 'getting error here
        Workbooks.CheckOut ChkFile

        Set xlApp = New Excel.Application
        xlApp.Visible = True

        Set wb = xlApp.Workbooks.Open(ChkFile, , False)
    End If

    ThisWorkbook.Activate
    Application.Run ("'file.xlsm'!Macro1")

    ThisWorkbook.Save

    Workbooks(ChkFile).Activate

    If Workbooks.CanCheckIn(ChkFile) = True Then 'Getting error here
        Workbooks(ChkFile).CheckIn
    End If
End Sub

Answer

Joao Ramos picture Joao Ramos · Jul 24, 2018

Try changing ChkFile = "http://new1....com/Shared%20Documents/file.xlsm" to ChkFile = "http://new1....com/Shared Documents/file.xlsm", i.e. replacing %20 for a space since the whole path is already within brackets

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