FileSearch Always Returning Zero

Nov 11, 2008

I am trying to use a sub to count files that some one has helpd me out with in the past. It was working but for some reason now it is not. I always have 0 returned as the number of files in the selected location (SourcePath), which is a filthy lie as there are files in there. The idea is that all .xls and all .xml files are deleted, and then if the folder is empty, that is also deleted, but as the Count_Files sub is always returning 0 the code is trying to delete the folder, which causes an error as it has files in it.

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Application.FileSearch Not Returning Results On Some Pre 2007 Computers

Feb 11, 2008

Found code to find files and return results.. edited to my liking(barely.. i have no VBA knowledge).. it works on the PC I use. This is intended to be on a shared folder across a network for others to use, and it is not returning any results on the other PCs. This computer has Office 2003.. the rest have 2000. I can NOT figure out the problem. I have read in searches that Application.Filesearch is not reliable, but I do not know how to change it to any other type of coding
Attachment 26214

Option Explicit

Sub SrchForMSDS()
Dim i As Long, z As Long, Rw As Long
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim y As Variant
Dim Fil As String, FPath As String
y = Application.InputBox("Search for file(s) named:", "MSDS Search")
If y = False And Not TypeName(y) = "String" Then Exit Sub
Application. ScreenUpdating = False
With Application.FileSearch
.NewSearch
.LookIn = "\My-SbscompanyMSDS Database"
' \#.#.#.#companyMSDS Databse or My-Sbs
.SearchSubFolders = True
.Filename = y................

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I can't seem to find Zip Files with FileSearch..I'm trying to search for and copy specific zip files from my temporary internet files folder to another folder. But it doesn't find them. It works with any other type of file. But it just won't find Zip files. And it's not because it's the temporary internet files folder, because it finds OTHER typs of files in the same folder, just not zip files.

I Have also tried using "*.zip" - Does not find any files, when I know they are there.
And Have tried "*.*" DOES find hundreds of files...
I have also tried serching in a Standard Non Sytem Non Hidden Type of folder. DOES NOT find zip files.

Even more maddening, It worked yesterday.....I already tried system restore.

Sub testing2()
Call GetFromTemp("Filename.zip")
End Sub

Public Function GetFromTemp(Fname As Variant)
Dim i
'Copies Downloaded Zip file from Temporary Internet Files to Downloaded Database FilesTemp
'Fname is Filename.zip you want to search for in Temporary Internet Files

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After reading several earlier posts, apparently I have to use the Dir function. I learn visually and cannot figure out how to use the function from the VBA help file since there are no examples. Does anyone have an example of code using the Dir function to insert filenames in an array? Once I see the code, I'm sure I can adapt it to suit my needs.

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When I noticed that FileSearch was missing after I updated to Office 2007, I decided to recreate the class and save it as a file to import anytime I needed to use it. I tried to use as little code as possible, so if there is some property you would need to add then you may have to add it yourself, but this will at least give you most of the funcitonality of the original Class without having to update your existing code too much.

You have to just reference the class and then it can still be used in a with block or however you are accustomed. Here are the two class files that I have, the first I named FileSearch (go figure):

Dim pLookIn As String
Dim pSearchSubFolders As Boolean
Dim pFileName As String
Public FoundFiles As New Collection

Public Property Get LookIn() As String
LookIn = pLookIn
End Property
Public Property Let LookIn(value As String)
pLookIn = value
End Property
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LookIn = pSearchSubFolders...................................

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I have created a macro that must extract data from other workbook. It opens the workbook, with an exist, and isopened control, and then open it. It´s running well, but i found while making another macro, that if the file direction is "http://www.xxx.com:8080/Challange%20Cost%20Proposal%20Sheet.xls", then i cant run the exist control. Next you have the code im using. In the first version, i had .LookIn = ThisWorkbook.Path. Now I´ve tried:

1. Dont put .LookIn, and fName is "http://www.xxx.com:8080/Challange%20Cost%20Proposal%20Sheet.xls"
2. .LookIn = "http://www.xxx.com:8080/"
.FileName = "Challange%20Cost%20Proposal%20Sheet.xls"

Both are failing, it says, the file doesnt exist. If i try directly WorkBooks.Open "http://www.xxx.com:8080/Challange%20Cost%20Proposal%20Sheet.xls", it opens correctly, but i would have a control, because the original file name could change, and the macro would crash if does.

Function OpenWorkBook(fName) As Integer
If Exists(fName) Then
If (IsOpen(fName) = False) Then
Workbooks.Open (fName)
OpenWorkBook = True
Else
MsgBox "The WorkBook " & originWorkBookName & " is already open."
OpenWorkBook = -1
End If
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Filesearch......

Just been upgraded to 2007 and computer says no......

Iv only been VBA'ing for around 6 months and really am still very new to it.....

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The following code works fine in Excel 2003 but returns the following error in Excel 2007:

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Dim wbResults As Workbook
Dim wbCodeBook As Workbook

Set wbCodeBook = ThisWorkbook

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.NewSearch
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Before upgrade to Microsoft 2007 this code worked well (for 3 years). I marked it well with big space & comment where it gets hung up. The line says: With Application.Filesearch. All is well up to that point. I have another program that seems to have a problem when it comes to "With Application" as well. It must have to do with the upgrade, because my programs have been used daily, and it was right after the upgrade that it got buggy. All of the users were upgraded to Microsoft 2007 at the same time.

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Dim MyCandidate
Sheets("PI Tracking").Activate
Set Level = Range("I5:I100")
Sheets("PI Tracking").Range("J5:Z100").Select
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Sheets("PI Tracking").Range("5:100").Font.ColorIndex = 0 'Colors all rows black
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Cell.Select
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With Application.FileSearch
.LookIn = "C:Documents and Settingsdt64864DesktopTesting"
.Filename = "*.xls"
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.Execute
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This relates to Excel for Mac 2004

I'm trying to use Application.FileSearch in a procedure to open files in a folder one by one and then do some stuff. It works fine when I developed it on my Windows machine but won't work on the Mac platform. The culprit instruction seems to be the

Application.FileSearch instruction, and I've also tried what I think may be a Mac equivalent Application.FileFind, but I get the 'Object doesn't support this action' error.

So I wrote a simple procedure below just to test the .FileSearch instruction but this fails in the same way.

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I need to be able to open a filenamed in the following format.

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What I want it the most upto data file to pick up, but I dont want to do a loop where it look through all the files or something that counts down from today until it 'hits' the correct file.

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Directory = GetDirectory(Msg)
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On Error Resume Next
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.Filename = "*.xls"
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n: Next

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Sub GoGetData()
Dim lCount As Long
Dim wbResults As Workbook
Dim wbCodeBook As Workbook

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Application.DisplayAlerts = False
Application.EnableEvents = False

On Error Resume Next

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Dim wb As Workbook
Dim newWB As Workbook
Dim i As Long

On Error Resume Next

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.NewSearch
.LookIn = "C:Budget"
.Execute
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RenameWS wb
wb.Worksheets.Copy
Set newWB = ActiveWorkbook
wb.Close SaveChanges:=False
For i = 2 To .FoundFiles.Count
Set wb = Workbooks.Open(.FoundFiles(i))
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Do
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Function CreateFileList(FileFilter As String, _
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CreateFileList = ""
Erase FileList
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Exit Function
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Dim fldr As Object
Dim file As Object
Dim cnt As Long
foldername = "c:usersseagreendesktopTuesdayFeb102009week ending feb 7 2009 esting2"
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Application.StatusBar = "Now working on " & ActiveWorkbook.FullName
DoSomething ActiveWorkbook
Next file
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.FileType = "*.*"

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