How to Import the path of files (>100) in single folder to excel

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I have multiple folders containing multiple files & subfolders inside.
Is it possible for me import the path's of all the files & subfolders in an
excel sheet.
eg. I have 20 files and 5 folders in "My documents"
i need the exact path of the 20 files in different cells of excel + same
with the files in the 5 subfolders

It is quite difficult to do see properties for each file and insert it in
the cell.
 
This will create a hyperlinked list

Option Explicit

Private cnt As Long
Private arfiles
Private level As Long

Sub Folders()
Dim i As Long
Dim sFolder As String
Dim iStart As Long
Dim iEnd As Long
Dim fOutline As Boolean
Dim oWSH As Object

arfiles = Array()
cnt = -1
level = 1

Set oWSH = CreateObject("WScript.Shell")
sFolder = oWSH.SpecialFolders(16)
set oWSH = Nothing

ReDim arfiles(2, 0)
If sFolder <> "" Then
SelectFiles sFolder
Application.DisplayAlerts = False
On Error Resume Next
Worksheets("Files").Delete
On Error GoTo 0
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
Worksheets.Add.Name = "Files"
With ActiveSheet
For i = LBound(arfiles, 2) To UBound(arfiles, 2)
If arfiles(0, i) = "" Then
If fOutline Then
Rows(iStart + 1 & ":" & iEnd).Rows.Group
End If
With .Cells(i + 1, arfiles(2, i))
.Value = arfiles(1, i)
.Font.Bold = True
End With
iStart = i + 1
iEnd = iStart
fOutline = False
Else
.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=.Cells(i + 1, arfiles(2, i)), _
Address:=arfiles(0, i), _
TextToDisplay:=arfiles(1, i)
iEnd = iEnd + 1
fOutline = True
End If
Next
.Columns("A:Z").ColumnWidth = 5
End With
End If
'just in case there is another set to group
If fOutline Then
Rows(iStart + 1 & ":" & iEnd).Rows.Group
End If

Columns("A:Z").ColumnWidth = 5
ActiveSheet.Outline.ShowLevels RowLevels:=1
ActiveWindow.DisplayGridlines = False

End Sub

'-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Sub SelectFiles(Optional sPath As String)
'-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Static FSO As Object
Dim oSubFolder As Object
Dim oFolder As Object
Dim oFile As Object
Dim oFiles As Object
Dim arPath

If FSO Is Nothing Then
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
End If

If sPath = "" Then
sPath = CurDir
End If

arPath = Split(sPath, "\")
cnt = cnt + 1
ReDim Preserve arfiles(2, cnt)
arfiles(0, cnt) = ""
arfiles(1, cnt) = arPath(level - 1)
arfiles(2, cnt) = level

Set oFolder = FSO.GetFolder(sPath)
Set oFiles = oFolder.Files
For Each oFile In oFiles
cnt = cnt + 1
ReDim Preserve arfiles(2, cnt)
arfiles(0, cnt) = oFolder.Path & "\" & oFile.Name
arfiles(1, cnt) = oFile.Name
arfiles(2, cnt) = level + 1
Next oFile

level = level + 1
For Each oSubFolder In oFolder.Subfolders
SelectFiles oSubFolder.Path
Next
level = level - 1

End Sub


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HTH

Bob

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Jim Cone
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"Techno" <[email protected]>
wrote in message
I have multiple folders containing multiple files & subfolders inside.
Is it possible for me import the path's of all the files & subfolders in an
excel sheet.
eg. I have 20 files and 5 folders in "My documents"
i need the exact path of the 20 files in different cells of excel + same
with the files in the 5 subfolders

It is quite difficult to do see properties for each file and insert it in
the cell.
 
Hi Bob,
Thanks a lot for your reply ..but where do I put the thing ?
am a very new excel user..
Would really appreciate ur help
Udhit
 
Go to the VBIDE, Alt-F11, insert a code module, Insert>Module, and paste the
code in.

Then goto Excel, Tools>Macro>Macros..., select Folders from the list and Run
it

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HTH

Bob

(change the xxxx to gmail if mailing direct)
 

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