Microsoft KB Archive/155837

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XL97: How to Use FileSearch to Fill a Listbox with File Names

Article ID: 155837

Article Last Modified on 10/11/2006

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APPLIES TO

• Microsoft Excel 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q155837

SUMMARY

In Microsoft Excel 97 for Windows, you can use the FileSearch object to locate files on a local or network drive. This article provides an example of how to use the FileSearch object in Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications to fill a list box with file names.

MORE INFORMATION

Microsoft provides programming examples for illustration only, without warranty either expressed or implied. This includes, but is not limited to, the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose. This article assumes that you are familiar with the programming language that is being demonstrated and with the tools that are used to create and to debug procedures. Microsoft support engineers can help explain the functionality of a particular procedure, but they will not modify these examples to provide added functionality or construct procedures to meet your specific requirements. To run the macro, follow these steps:

1. On the Tools menu, click Macro, and then click Visual Basic Editor.
2. On the Insert menu, click UserForm to create a new user form.
3. Select the ListBox control in the Toolbox to add a list box to the user form.
4. On the Insert menu, click Module to insert a new module sheet.

5. In the new module sheet, type the following macro code:

   Sub FileSearchListBox()
   
       ' Dimension variables.
       Dim myarray()
       Dim fs As Object
       Dim i As Integer
   
       ' Declare filesearch object.
       Set fs = Application.FileSearch
   
       ' Set folder to search.
       fs.LookIn = "c:\xldocs"
   
       ' Set file name to search for.
       fs.FileName = "*.xls"
   
       ' Execute the file search, and check to see if the file(s) are
       ' present.
       If fs.execute > 0 Then
   
          ' Redimension the array to the number of files found.
          ReDim myarray(fs.FoundFiles.Count)
   
          ' Loop through all found file names and fill the array.
          For i = 1 To fs.FoundFiles.Count
             myarray(i) = fs.FoundFiles(i)
          Next i
       Else
          ' Display message if no files were found.
          MsgBox "No files were found"
       End If
   
       ' Loop through the array and fill the list box on the UserForm.
       For i = 1 To fs.FoundFiles.Count
          UserForm1.ListBox1.AddItem myarray(i)
       Next i
   
       ' Display the UserForm.
       UserForm1.Show
   
   End Sub
                       

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

163435 VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for Applications

For more information about the FileSearch property, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type filesearch property, click Search, and then click to view "FileSearch Property."

Additional query words: file search directory list

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