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9.9

Browse for Folder Needs to Navigate to Parent Folder

Asked by owntor in Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet Software

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I came across an Excel VBA method which allows the user to browse through the folder.  However it does not provide the option to navigate up one level to the parent folder.  I am looking to add a control button to the    folder browse dialog box which would enable the user to navigate up one level.  

 Is there a control for this feature that I can include in the method?

This code is written by Ken Puls and is published at http://www.vbaexpress.com/kb/getarticle.php?kb_id=284.
I modified it slightly for my uses.Start Free Trial 
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Option Explicit
 
'Ease of Use   Easy
'Version tested with   '97, 2003
'Submitted by:  Ken Puls
'Description:   This function will allow a user to Browse for a folder (at a user defined starting point if desired.)
'It is easy to use, as the code requires no API's or special references.
 
'Discussion:    There may be times when a user needs to point a procedure to a particular folder, say to open of save a file from/to.
'This macro allows the user to browse to the folder, and returns the full file path to the folder selected, or
'FALSE if an invalid entry was chosen. Another approach to this can (by DRJ) be found at http://www.vbaexpress.com/kb/getarticle.php?kb_id=246
 
 
Function BrowseForFolder(Optional OpenAt As Variant) As Variant
'Function purpose:  To Browser for a user selected folder.
'If the "OpenAt" path is provided, open the browser at that directory
'NOTE:  If invalid, it will open at the Desktop level
 
    Dim ShellApp As Object
 
    'Create a file browser window at the default folder
    Set ShellApp = CreateObject("Shell.Application").BrowseForFolder(0, "Please choose a folder", 0, OpenAt)
 
    'Set the folder to that selected.  (On error in case cancelled)
    On Error Resume Next
    BrowseForFolder = ShellApp.self.Path
    On Error GoTo 0
 
    'Destroy the Shell Application
    Set ShellApp = Nothing
 
    'Check for invalid or non-entries and send to the Invalid error
    'handler if found
    'Valid selections can begin L: (where L is a letter) or
    '\\ (as in \\servername\sharename.  All others are invalid
    Select Case Mid(BrowseForFolder, 2, 1)
    Case Is = ":"
        If Left(BrowseForFolder, 1) = ":" Then GoTo Invalid
    Case Is = "\"
        If Not Left(BrowseForFolder, 1) = "\" Then GoTo Invalid
    Case Else
        GoTo Invalid
    End Select
 
    Sheets("control").Range("folder_name_1").Value = BrowseForFolder
 
    Exit Function
 
Invalid:
    'If it was determined that the selection was invalid, set to False
    BrowseForFolder = False
 
End Function
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