I am trying to do 2 things: Use 2 named ranges.. One works. The other doesn’t.
I have made a demo to help explain my problem
I have 3 Files: I have a Main Excel workbook file, usually open, and two other files, usually closed
_Main File is:- “Main.xls” https://app.box.com/s/u8yy4rcqg0eglvy362v13hyro8cgd9n7 – - This is usually open. It has all my codes in it
_A DataFile is:- “ClsdData.xls.” https://app.box.com/s/65w1hnih1vvay70vtdzk3da50we3gxvh – This is usually closed. It has 2 data ranges and one named range name object in it
ClsdDataDataRanges.JPG : https://imgur.com/vs0vX0G
_____ Workbook: ClsdData.xls ( Using Excel 2007 32 bit )
Row\Col
A
B
C
1
 dataA1 dataB1
2
Worksheet: DataSht_1

_A third file is:- “NameObjectFile.xls” https://app.box.com/s/wsxycb3t2y1hmv0wr12cqav0qlcytzjn – This is usually closed, ( preferably ). It only has a named range name object in it

So the goal is to have a main file, “Main.xls” open whilst the files “ClsdData.xls.” and “NameObjectFile.xls” are closed, and from a code in the main file, “Main.xls” , put formulas of this sort of form in the first two cells of the main workbook.
NamedRangeReferrenceFormulasPutInMainFile.JPG : https://imgur.com/1wDM3ug
_____ Workbook: Main.xls ( Using Excel 2007 32 bit )
Row\Col
A
B
1
 = ' C: \ FolderPath \ [ClsdData.xls] DataSht_1 ' ! NameForDataSht_1A1 = ' C: \ FolderPath \ [NameObjectFile.xls] NameObjectsSht_1 ' ! NameForDataSht_1B1
Worksheet: Tabelle1
Those formulas “go” to the name objects of the named ranges with string names:
“ NameForDataSht_1A1” referring to the range of data file first cell ,
and
“NameForDataSht_1B1” referring to the range of data file second cell
The result of those formulas should then be to have the actual seen values in those two cells as:
MainFileDataIn.JPG : https://imgur.com/vQlhedZ
_____ Workbook: Main.xls ( Using Excel 2007 32 bit )
Row\Col
A
B
1
 dataA1 dataB1
Worksheet: Tabelle1
( I have determined that, contrary to much literature, you can actually access a named range from anywhere as long as you include the full path and full string range name: the so called “scope” only determines the default path that Excel uses if you only give the string range name )

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Demo Code:
(This code is in File: “Main.xls” )
With all the files in the same Folder, this code can be used to make the two named range Name objects. ( I put one named range Name object in the first worksheet of the file: “ClsdData.xls” and the other named range Name object in the first worksheet of the file: “NameObjectFile.xls” ).
The code also tries to access the first two cells values from the closed workbook using named ranges in these two code lines: The code lines put in those two long named range reference formulas
Code:
 '_1 
Workbooks("Main.xls").Worksheets.Item(1).Range("A1").Value = "='" & ThisWorkbook.Path & "\[ClsdData.xls]DataSht_1'!NameForDataSht_1A1"
and
Code:
'_2 
Workbooks("Main.xls").Worksheets.Item(1).Range("B1").Value = "='" & ThisWorkbook.Path & "\[NameObjectFile.xls]NameObjectsSht_1'!NameForDataSht_1B1"
.
Those are the two things I am trying to do.
That last code line fails.
That last code line does not fail if I have the workbook “NameObjectFile.xls” open
Full Code:
Code:
Sub Make2NamedRangeObjectsAndTryToUseEm()
' scope named range to first worksheet's collection of Name objects object of Workbook "ClsdData.xls"
 Workbooks.Open Filename:=ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & "ClsdData.xls"
 'Let Workbooks("ClsdData.xls").Worksheets.Item(1).Name = "DataSht_1"
 Workbooks("ClsdData.xls").Worksheets("DataSht_1").Names.Add Name:="NameForDataSht_1A1", RefersTo:=Workbooks("ClsdData.xls").Worksheets("DataSht_1").Range("A1")
 Workbooks("ClsdData.xls").Close savechanges:=True ' Save Added name object
'_1 access first cell in closed data workbook from main file using named range name object with string name "NameForDataSht_1A1
 Let Workbooks("Main.xls").Worksheets.Item(1).Range("A1").Value = "='" & ThisWorkbook.Path & "\[ClsdData.xls]DataSht_1'!NameForDataSht_1A1"
 Workbooks("Main.xls").Save
' scope named range to first worksheet's collection of Name objects object of Workbook "NameObjectFile.xls "
 Workbooks.Open Filename:=ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & "NameObjectFile.xls"
 'Let Workbooks("NameObjectFile.xls").Worksheets.Item(1).Name = "NameObjectsSht_1"
 Workbooks.Open Filename:=ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & "ClsdData.xls" ' Needed for RefersTo below
 Workbooks("NameObjectFile.xls").Worksheets("NameObjectsSht_1").Names.Add Name:="NameForDataSht_1B1", RefersTo:=Workbooks("ClsdData.xls").Worksheets("DataSht_1").Range("B1")
 Workbooks("ClsdData.xls").Close savechanges:=False ' No changes made - was only needed for RefersTo above
 Workbooks("NameObjectFile.xls").Close savechanges:=True ' Save Added name object
'_2 access second cell in closed dataworkbook from main file using named range name object with string  NameForDataSht_1B1
 Let Workbooks("Main.xls").Worksheets.Item(1).Range("B1").Value = "='" & ThisWorkbook.Path & "\[NameObjectFile.xls]NameObjectsSht_1'!NameForDataSht_1B1"

End Sub
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Let me put again into words what I am doing. I am doing two things:

'_1 This works: I have a closed data workbook, ("ClsdData.xls" ). That has a named range, ( string name is “NameForDataSht_1A1” ) . That name, “NameForDataSht_1A1” , is for the first cell in that closed data workbook, ("ClsdData.xls" ). That named range is scoped to the first worksheet in that closed data file, (closed data workbook, ("ClsdData.xls" ) . In other words, the named range object with string name “NameForDataSht_1A1” is in the first worksheets name objects collection of the closed data workbook ( "ClsdData.xls" ). This named range object with string name “NameForDataSht_1A1” refers to the first cell, A1, in the closed data workbook, ("ClsdData.xls" ).

'_2 This does not work , ( unless file "NameObjectFile.xls" is open ). I am using a file, ( "NameObjectFile.xls" ), only for holding name range objects. It has one named range name object in it which has the string name "NameForDataSht_1B1". This is the name range object for the second cell in the closed data workbook, ("ClsdData.xls" ). In other words, the named range object with string name “NameForDataSht_1B1” is in the first worksheets name objects collection of the workbook “NameObjectFile.xls”. This named range object with string name “NameForDataSht_1B1” refers to the second cell, B1, in the closed data workbook, ("ClsdData.xls" ).

I don’t understand yet why '_2 does not work. I am not totally sure why '_1 does work either.
I guess I don’t really understand exactly what I am doing. I don’t really understand what is really going on in the two cases.

I am thinking that I should be able somehow to get the string reference information that I require , that is to say, for the right hand side of the last equation I have this:
"='" & ThisWorkbook.Path & "\[NameObjectFile.xls]NameObjectsSht_1'!NameForDataSht_1B1"
But somehow I am thinking that I should be able to get the referred to string reference of
"='" & ThisWorkbook.Path & "\ [ClsdData.xls]DataSht_1'!$A$1"