I'm a little bit confused also. AWI seems to be picture files and you said
that four workbook will be opened.
Let me explain the code
this part of the fde gets the folder name FOLDER
Set objFolder = objShell.BrowseForFolder(&H0&, "Select Folder ", &H1&)
If Not objFolder Is Nothing Then
Set oFolderItem = objFolder.Items.Item
folder = oFolderItem.Path 'gets a folder name
This line of code sets up the DIR function on which filenames to return. It
is the same thing if you did a file search "c:\temp\*.xls". This will return
all files with these criteria
First Time
FName = Dir(folder & "\*.xls")
other times
FName = Dir
When Dir is used the first time you include the criteria for the search and
it returns the frist file with the criteria. All other times you don't have
any parameters so it returns all the other filenames with the criteria. I
use the variable First to distinquish between the first time DIR is called
and the other times.
The rest of the code just loops and opens each of the files using the FName
returned from the DIR function.
Workbooks.Open Filename:=folder & "\" & FName
When my code is finished you will have all the workbooks opend.
"Fawn" wrote:
> I'm a little confused. How do I use this?
>
> "Joel" wrote:
>
> > I modified my code to have a pop up window to select the folder rather then
> > have the folder hard coded
> >
> >
> > Sub test3()
> >
> > Dim objShell As Object, objFolder As Object
> >
> > Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
> > On Error Resume Next
> >
> > Set objFolder = objShell.BrowseForFolder(&H0&, "Select Folder ", &H1&)
> > If Not objFolder Is Nothing Then
> > Set oFolderItem = objFolder.Items.Item
> > folder = oFolderItem.Path
> >
> > First = True
> > Do
> > If First = True Then
> > FName = Dir(folder & "\*.xls")
> > First = False
> > Else
> > FName = Dir()
> > End If
> > If FName <> "" Then
> > Workbooks.Open Filename:=folder & "\" & FName
> > End If
> > Loop While FName <> ""
> >
> > End If
> >
> > End Sub
> >
> > "Fawn" wrote:
> >
> > > The books states to use the File Search command and when it displays the
> > > "Basic File Search" task pane to type in AWI (which is short for awsome
> > > images) which are the previous files I need to retreive on my thumb drive.
> > > It then states that the box will be on the right of the screen and that I
> > > should just select the drive I need and under that in a sub catorgory will be
> > > the files I need. I am then to "arrange" them in a vertical fashion. So in
> > > the end I will have the blank work and the 4 workbooks.
> > >
> > > I hope this helps you. Thank you so much for your help
> > >
> > > "Joel" wrote:
> > >
> > > > Are you looking in one directory or multiple directories? The DIR() function
> > > > may work. I need more details on your search to give you the right answer. I
> > > > have lots of code that does File Searches without the File Search function.
> > > > Are you just looking for names of files or are you looking at the dates as
> > > > well? I should be able to quickly give you the right code when I get the
> > > > details.
> > > >
> > > > "Fawn" wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > I am in an excel class for school. We are learning out of an excel '03 book,
> > > > > yet I have an '07 program. As part of my studies I am use the "File Search"
> > > > > command. I used the interactive excel program and it stated that the '07
> > > > > does not have this command. Yeah, I need help. I cannot finish this program
> > > > > w/out this command. I need to use this to find 3 previous files created and
> > > > > put them all into one new workbook
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