XL2000: How to Use a Visual Basic Macro to Open and Retrieve a File on the Internet (213245)

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Sub Open_Internet_File()

'Open the file
Workbooks.Open FileName:= "http://www.InternetComputer.com/Book1.xls"

'do not display the file when it is opened
ActiveWindow.Visible = True

'Set the workbook to visible, or else the file containing the macro
'will be saved under the new name.
Windows("book1.xls:// www.InternetComputer.com/book1.xls").Visible = True

'Save the workbook to a local drive
ActiveWorkbook.SaveAs FileName:="C:\xldocs\testlink1.xls", _
  FileFormat:=xlExcel5, Password:="", WriteResPassword:="", _
  ReadOnlyRecommended:=False, CreateBackup:=False

End Sub