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Excel97 - Iterate Files

Could someone help me please???

I want to create a file with the sole purpose of copying and filtering information from other files. All the files that contain the source data will be of exactly the same format. These will be the only files in the source directory. This source directory will be given as a direct input on the new file.

What I need to know is how to I open each file from the source directory in turn using VBA code? I do not want to supply each individual file name in the new file. I would like it to automatically open EVERY file in the directory indicated. Thus, any new files WILL be included.

Thanks.

Brian Mulder

Hi SHardy,

do you need this in one loop? i mean have all the files open at once or do walk through them in turn?

SHardy

ASKER

What I was after was to open them in turn. I think I have come up with something now. I found the "FileSearch" class in the object browser, and have setup a small test as follows:

Sub test()

sourcepth = [SourcePath]

Sheets("SourceFiles").Select
Range("A4:A65536").ClearContents
Range("A4").Select

With Application.FileSearch
.NewSearch
.LookIn = sourcepth
.SearchSubFolders = True
.FileName = ""
.MatchTextExactly = False
.FileType = msoFileTypeAllFiles
End With

With Application.FileSearch
If .Execute() > 0 Then
For i = 1 To .FoundFiles.Count
ActiveCell.Value = .FoundFiles(i)
ActiveCell.Offset(1, 0).Select
Next i
Else
MsgBox "There were no files found."
End If
End With

End Sub

This gives me a list of files from the folder that I can then work through one at a time. This should do for what I was after, but if you have any different suggestions then please feel free.

Thanks.

Brian Mulder

that's what i had in mind ;) so you solved it yourself

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Brian Mulder

that method uses the native VB functions instead of above but that should result in the same

Good Luck

Brian Mulder

Sub GetExcelFilesDir()
Dim strFilesInDir As String
Dim i As Integer

strFilesInDir = inputbox("Name of the directory to look in", "PathName", "C:\My Documents")

strFilesInDir = Dir(strFilesInDir & "\*.xls") 'insert your directory name

'here, you can use wildcards
'get different file types

Sheets(1).Select

i = 1
Do Until strFilesInDir = ""
Cells(i, 1).Value = strFilesInDir
i = i + 1
strFilesInDir = Dir
Loop
End Sub

This will ask for the path name first

you can ask a 0-point Q in the community support to refund your points and let me have this PAQ by accepting my comment as answer ;)

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SHardy

ASKER

Bruintje,

Thanks for your comments, and I preferred your method anyway so you can still have some points.

Cheers.

Brian Mulder

Thanks for that, there are always more ways to solve the same problem

SHardy

ASKER

Shame they're not always that easy to find.