What replaces Workbooks.Open in Google Sheets?
Excel VBA opens files with Workbooks.Open. In Apps Script, open another Google spreadsheet with SpreadsheetApp.openById() or openByUrl(), using the ID from the share link. For Excel files on Drive, convert or import first; XLSX opens as a Sheets file after upload.
When to use it
Use openById when a macro consolidated data from multiple workbook files on Drive.
When to skip it
Skip cross-file scripts when IMPORTRANGE or a single master sheet is enough.
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