Visual Basic for Applications Macro That Displays a File List
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The information in this article applies to:
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Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications, included with:
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Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows
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Microsoft PowerPoint 97 For Windows
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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.
MORE INFORMATION
Microsoft provides examples of Visual Basic for Applications procedures for
illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied, including,
but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and/or fitness
for a particular purpose. The Visual Basic procedures in this article are
provided 'as is' and Microsoft does not guarantee that they can be used in
all situations. While Microsoft support professionals can help explain the
functionality of a particular macro, they will not modify these examples to
provide added functionality, nor will they help you construct macros to
meet your specific needs. If you have limited programming experience, you
may want to consult one of the Microsoft Solution Providers. Solution
Providers offer a wide range of fee-based services, including creating
custom macros. For more information about Microsoft Solution Providers,
call Microsoft Customer Information Service at (800) 426-9400.
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
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Version : WINDOWS:97
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