Check For New File
Oct 4, 2006How do I check to see if a particular file exists using Visual Basic
View 2 RepliesHow do I check to see if a particular file exists using Visual Basic
View 2 RepliesIn the code below, I am trying to add code that will verify that the file to be opened is actually there. If it's not, I want a message box to tell the user that the file is missing or not there. My efforts have XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX above and below my inserted code. Sorry, but I'm lost and need a method of advising the user via a message.
View 3 Replies View RelatedI want to create something like this: macro checking if file aaa.csv isn't open, if it is macro should stop and show message box "Close aaa.csv", and if file isn't open it should continue to work.
The file aaa.csv is stored in the same folder as workbook with my macro.
I have an excel spreadsheet used to populate word documents based on a template file that is loaded like this....
View 9 Replies View RelatedIt checks to see if DataImport2, 3 and 4 exist and then executes code.
Currently DataImport4 does not exist so it should not execute anycode but for some reason the code is still trying to execute it and select Sheets("DataImport4").Select
How can I check if a file exists with VBA?
View 3 Replies View Relatedi have a spreadsheet with the following worksheets:
"Data Entry" (sheet 1)
"Menu" (sheet 2)
"Username" (sheet 3)
In username the range a2:b5 contains the following:
a2= John b2=Write
a3=Scott b3=Readonly
where John or Scott are usernames in Environ("Username")
Is it possible to write a macro that does the following:
1. When the file is opened it looks at the network username and checks again the Username range in sheet3, if it is Write then the user can change cells in Data Entry and save the workbook, if Readonly then they can only view and not save, and if not there at all, then the worksheet closes.
2. When the file is opened write a log in a hidden sheet callled "Log" of the time opened and the username
3. Is it possible to do the same but making a copy of all cells changed ??
I am using below mentioned Code for checking if certain file exist on Path.
Its working on my home PC (XP SP2 Excel 2003).
BUT its not working on my office PC (XP SP2 Excel 2003).
Can somebody tell me why its not working in my office PC ( or if its missing something, then from where can i download it.)
Sub CheckFiles()
Const strFolder = "C:Documents and SettingskreshnrDesktopTest"
Dim fso, msg, i
Dim rngData As Range
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set rngData = Sheets("Sheet1").Range("A1")
With rngData
Do While .Offset(i, 0).Value ""
If (fso.FileExists(strFolder & .Offset(i, 0).Value & ". ")) Then
.Offset(i, 2).Value = "Yes"
Else
.Offset(i, 2).Value = "No"
End If
i = i + 1
Loop
End With
End Sub
I can use a FileDialog to have a file selected. But I still need to check if it really exists before continuing. How to do?
(I know there is a function FileExists but do not know how to use it with FileDialog if this is the way to do it)
I have a form in Access with a button that opens an Excel file. I think I've seen vba code to tell if a specific Excel file is open already. What I'm looking for is a way to tell if an Excel file is already open when you don't know the filename of the Excel file. Is that possible? Or at the very least is there a way to be able to tell if Excel is already open?
View 4 Replies View Relatedi want to improve some of my application by testing if a folder is accessible to the user... i've got some code to check if a file is already is use which is useful... but before that we have folders in work that are only accessible to certain users for reporting and if the person doesn't have access to it within a macro it Errors out... i'd like some kind of macro to display a message box like windows does... Directory is not accessible, Access Violation... it has to check directly for the Accessible part and not just an error...
View 2 Replies View Relatedhow I could perform a simple file path check using excel.
For example:
File Path
Exists
C:ImagesMatrix.png
Yes
C:ImagesCubic.png
No
I have an application that requires users to download a file from a location that is then imported at their execution into the application. I've done my best to counsel users to download the file to their desktop (for ease of locating) and to stick with a standard filename so that there are no errors. Some of these people just don't take direction well, will save the file wherever, or save the name inappropratly, or worse, open up multiple copies of the same file corrupting the name: ie: FileName.xls, FileName.xls(1), FileName1.
View 5 Replies View RelatedI am just wondering if there is a way of checking if the workbook that is currently open is the only one that is open, as I have been asked to make my code exit the application if this is the case rather that just close that one file.
View 6 Replies View RelatedThe other day, I had posted a macro, which copies one of the sheets from a workbook, on to a blank sheet, and then saves it with a name obtained from the value of cell E7. I required certain modifications to it, before I could implement it.
You will find it here and the code looks like this:
I'm creating a template xlsm file that has built in marcos. This file will be used by the Engineer as a template, where they fill in the data, and then send it to the team. when the case in finished, they will use clear data macro.
The Problem I want the template to have a macro runs with startup of the file that checks for the lastest template in a network folder (shared folder where they will have read only access). If the used file is the latest one, OK. If not, give a custom msg with the location on the network.
way to find out if an Excel file is open from PowerPoint. I know there are ways to open the Excel file, but you can get a warning message if the file is already open. So I want to check to see if it is open first before I go to the code that opens it.
View 9 Replies View RelatedI have a spreadsheet with a macro that saves a backup s/s to a particular folder, but the problem I have need the macro to check the filepath is that of the original s/s before running.
Its so that when people take copies of the main s/s and save them to their desktop I dont want the copies being saved in the backup folder
macro is below
Private Sub Workbook_BeforeClose(Cancel As Boolean)
If ActiveWorkbook.ReadOnly Then Exit Sub
If MsgBox("Do You Want To Save A Backup?", vbYesNo) = vbNo Then Exit Sub
Dim fso As Object
Dim objFiles As Object
Dim myWkBk As String
Dim myFName As String
Dim BkUpDir As String
Dim CountFiles As Integer
Dim mydate As Double
BkUpDir = "k:singstatappealsappeals trackerBackups"
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFiles = fso.GetFolder(BkUpDir).Files
On Error Resume Next
'the actual counting of files takes place here.
If Err.Number 0 Then
CountFiles = 0
Else
CountFiles = objFiles.Count
End If
If CountFiles > 4 Then
MsgBox "You have " & CountFiles & " saved workbooks. Perhaps you should delete some?"
End If
mydate = Format(Now(), "ddmmyy")
myWkBk = ActiveWorkbook.Name
myFName = ActiveWorkbook.FullName
fso.CopyFile myFName, BkUpDir & mydate & myWkBk
End Sub
I have a macro used to save a worksheet, its placed on the DATA sheet.
is there a way so that when the user clicks this button each row 12:200 is checked for empty cells in that row (cells B:P). If a row is found the ref number in column A of each row is placed into next available row in Sheet3
For example :
A12 = 12345
A13 = 6789
A14 = 9876
A15 = 54321
the DATA sheet is populated with various data in rows 12:15
it is found that B12, L12, E14,F14,P15 all have no data, so the values of A12,A14 and A15 are placed into next row in Sheet3
Result in sheet3
A2= 12345 (valuse of A12 in DATA Sheet)
A3= 9876 (value of A14 in DATA Sheet)
A4= 54321 (value of A15 in DATA sheet)
Finally a message box to state there is missing data, for example
"there is missing data from refs 12345 , 9876 , 54321" ie the list pasted into sheet
I have a command that opens up another workbook. This workbook is sometimes open on another computer, so that the book opens up on my computer in write-protected mode (shows in the top of the window). Usually, when opening other books through the Excel functionality, a message box appears if the file is open and warns that the file is in use by another user. However, with the code I have at the moment, this is not the case when I try to open with my command. See code below:
Private Sub cmdOpenBook_Click()
'Open book
ChDir "I:DevelopmentSpecialUtvikling"
Workbooks.Open Filename:= _
"I:DevelopmentSpecialUtviklingJointApp.xls"
End Sub
Is there any way of displaying a msgbox warning when opening another file through VBA?
I have a program that opens an excel-workbook, I first check whether the file is opened by another user(open for read-write). This works fine, but I'd like to know which user has the file open with VBa code. ex.
workbooks.open ....
if open
then msgbox " Book opened by user"
end if
So it's the same as you open an excel(with your windows explorer) on a network and you get the message that the file is already opened by the user....
I have some VBA which currently creates a directory when it produces an error. the code is as follows
Function create_year()
On Error Goto makenew
ChDir "I:Reports" & Year( Date)
Goto skipmakenew
makenew:
MkDir "I:Reports" & Year(Date)
skipmakenew:
End Function
What I would like to do is have an IF statement which checks if the directory exists.
the Data Grabs and pastes perfectly now but the Macro copies the data from the open file - the problem is that every day the filename (eg stats_01_02) changes according to the date so what I want to know is how to have the macro copy the data from an open file using just the first part of the filename.
View 5 Replies View RelatedMy problem is that I want to loop through a directory that contains csv files. The directory is dynamic so everytime could be a different number of files inside. I want the loop to go through each file and check if that file exists. If it doesn't to print a message that this specific files doesn't exist. Until now I got the following code:
[Code] .........
I guess I should somehow place the counter j inside the Dir path in order to check if everytime time the file[j] exists?
I have three cells checked to make sure data is in them and then the code is meant to save the file with some of the data from those three cells. The checks work but now the save part doesn't! If I comment out two of the checks the save does work.
Linked to http://www.excelforum.com/excel-programming/625320-auto-save-a-new-file-with-data-from-3-cells.html
I have two workbooks open, the first is a summary, the second has new data that needs transferring into the summary. Before transferring the data I need to check that 10 specific sheets exist in the file with the new data.
I have found some code that checks for one sheet name, but really need to check for 10 specific names, if any are missing then I need a message to appear, listing the missing ones and stopping the macro from proceeding,
Dim mySheetName As String, mySheetNameTest As String
ActiveWindow.ActivateNext
mySheetName = "Data"
On Error Resume Next
mySheetNameTest = Worksheets(mySheetName).Name
If Err.Number = 0 Then
[code].....
I have some code traversing a directory of folders and subfolders on a shared server and returning a list of those file paths. Around 6000 folders with about 2 subfolders on average. This returns a list of 12000 filepaths but takes around 13-15 minutes to do. Each path looks something like this:
C:Folder1
C:Folder1Folder1SubFolder1
C:Folder1Folder1SubFolder2
C:Folder2
C:Folder2Folder2SubFolder1
C:Folder2Folder2SubFolder2
I have attempted to alter this example to simply check if the cells are not blank by replacing the "X" with "<>", but I get errors in the SMALL function--it looks like the IF statement is just returning an array with all of the values set to FALSE, and none of the values in the array call out a location of the next filled cell.
How could you alter your fixed XLSX file to check for non-blank cells instead of "X" specifically?
I have two workbooks. One is a no-nonsense form interface that my bosses will use to enter safety information. I'll call this workbook "Form". This file is stored locally on each of their computers. The other workbook is stored on a common drive. I'll call it "Master".
When my bosses fill out the Form and click "Submit", the Master file is opened, and certain cells are populated based on information entered in the Form. This is the code I am using to make this happen:
My company uses 4 types of barcodes 8, 12, 13, & 14 number barcodes for our products my problem is that I can't figure out how to force the barcode to format properly no matter how somebody enters it if they don't use spaces or put them in the wrong spots, I can't use custom formats because there is 4 different layouts
8 digit should be "#### ####"
12 digit should be "###### ######"
13 digit should be "# ###### ######"
14 digit should be "# ## ##### ######"
these barcodes are in columns L, M, & N also right now 'm using a formula in another cell to verify the barcodes by calculating the check digit and comparing it to the check digit typed the formula i'm using is