Import filenames with Shell DIR command

[Alan Z. Scharf]

I need to import filenames from a directory into an Access table.

How can I do this with the Shell command using DIR?

I've been using File System Object, but that is too slow getting 4,000 file
names over my netowrk.

Thanks.

Alan

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Alan Z. Scharf
GrapeVine Systems
New York City

 

[Joe Fallon]

How to Add Directory File Names to an Access Table:

Create a table named tblDirectory with 2 fields:
FileName (Text 250)
FileDate (Date/Time)

Call the code below by pressing Ctrl-G to open the debug window and type:
GetFiles("c:\windows\")

Paste this code into a regular module:

Sub GetFiles(strPath As String)
Dim rs As Recordset
Dim strFile As String, strDate As Date

'clear out existing data
CurrentDb.Execute "Delete * From tblDirectory", dbFailOnError

'open a recordset
Set rs = CurrentDb.OpenRecordset("tblDirectory", dbOpenDynaset)

'get the first filename
strFile = Dir(strPath, vbNormal)
'Loop through the balance of files
Do
'check to see if you have a filename
If strFile = "" Then
GoTo ExitHere
End If
strDate = FileDateTime(strPath & strFile)
rs.AddNew
'to save the full path using strPath & strFile
'save only the filename
rs!FileName = strFile
rs!FileDate = strDate
rs.Update

'try for next filename
strFile = Dir()
Loop

ExitHere:
Set rs = Nothing
MsgBox ("Directory list is complete.")
End Sub

 

[TC]

Those CurrentDB references should really be cached

TC

 

[Alan Z. Scharf]

Joe,

Thanks very much.

It works beutifully. Now I will test it pulling filenames over my network.

Regards,

Alan

 

[Alan Z. Scharf]

Joe,

The looping method of getteing 4,000 filenames over my client's network is
still too slow, takes about ten minutes.

Do you know a way using shell and DIR to get the long filenames into an
Access table? That way I only have to get the test result of the DIR over
the network.

I can handle the parsing of the resultant DIR format into usable data. I
just need at least to get the results into an Access table.

Thanks.

Alan

 

[Alan Z. Scharf]

Joe,

Please forget my request about shelling to DIR.

I finally figured it out, making a text file from DIR /b to get just
filenames and then importing to table.

Thanks again for your help!

Regards,

Alan.