Loop through files in a folder using VBA?
Dir
takes wild cards so you could make a big difference adding the filter for test
up front and avoiding testing each file
Sub LoopThroughFiles()
Dim StrFile As String
StrFile = Dir("c:\testfolder\*test*")
Do While Len(StrFile) > 0
Debug.Print StrFile
StrFile = Dir
Loop
End Sub
Dir seems to be very fast.
Sub LoopThroughFiles()
Dim MyObj As Object, MySource As Object, file As Variant
file = Dir("c:\testfolder\")
While (file <> "")
If InStr(file, "test") > 0 Then
MsgBox "found " & file
Exit Sub
End If
file = Dir
Wend
End Sub
Here's my interpretation as a Function Instead:
'#######################################################################
'# LoopThroughFiles
'# Function to Loop through files in current directory and return filenames
'# Usage: LoopThroughFiles ActiveWorkbook.Path, "txt" 'inputDirectoryToScanForFile
'# https://stackoverflow.com/questions/10380312/loop-through-files-in-a-folder-using-vba
'#######################################################################
Function LoopThroughFiles(inputDirectoryToScanForFile, filenameCriteria) As String
Dim StrFile As String
'Debug.Print "in LoopThroughFiles. inputDirectoryToScanForFile: ", inputDirectoryToScanForFile
StrFile = Dir(inputDirectoryToScanForFile & "\*" & filenameCriteria)
Do While Len(StrFile) > 0
Debug.Print StrFile
StrFile = Dir
Loop
End Function