Visual Basic for Applications Macro That Displays a File List

• Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications included with: - Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows - Microsoft PowerPoint 97 for Windows - Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article includes a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro that retrieves the file names in a specified directory. The macro displays the file names in a message box.

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NOTE: The maximum number of characters that a message box prompt can contain is 1,024 characters, depending on the width of the characters that are used. If you use more than the maximum, the results of your directory listing may be truncated.

Sample Macro

Sub GetFileList()

   Dim oSearch As FileSearch

   ' Change strDirName to the path of the directory for which you want a
   ' listing.
   Dim strDirName As String:  strDirName = CurDir()
   Dim strPrompt As String: strPrompt = strDirName & Chr(13) & Chr(13)
   Dim i As Long

   ' Get a reference to the FileSearch object.
   Set oSearch = Application.FileSearch

   With oSearch

      ' Reset the search.
      .NewSearch

      ' Specify the directory that contains the files you want to count.
      ' The variable strDirName is the parameter of the CountAllFiles()
      ' function.
      .LookIn = strDirName

      ' Exclude subfolders.
      .SearchSubFolders = False

      ' Specify what types of files you want to find.
      ' For example, to search for text files change this line to:
      '   .FileName "*.txt"
      .FileName = "*.*"

      ' The Execute command begins the search.
      .Execute

      ' Check to see if any files were found.
      If .FoundFiles.Count > 0 Then

         ' Loop through the files that were found and store the file names
         ' in the variable strPrompt.
         For i = 1 To .FoundFiles.Count
            strPrompt = strPrompt & .FoundFiles(i) & Chr(13)
         Next i
      Else
         strPrompt = strPrompt & "No files found."
      End If

      ' Display the file list in a message box.
      MsgBox strPrompt

   End With

End Sub