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    Question Inputting single file information instead of batch files

    Hello everybody (hello doctor nick)

    I'm a long time reader and follower first time posting.

    From this amazing community i was able to import multipul file names into excel. One down side was that sometimes i only need to select one file instead of the whole folder. I used the following code but it does not work.

    Sub GetFile()

    Dim xFso As Object
    Dim xFolder As Object
    Dim xFile As Object
    Dim xFiDialog As FileDialog
    Dim xPath As String
    Dim i As Integer

    Set xFiDialog = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFilePicker)

    If xFiDialog.Show = -1 Then
    xPath = xFiDialog.SelectedItems(1)
    End If

    Set xFiDialog = Nothing

    If xPath = "" Then Exit Sub

    Set xFso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

    Set xFolder = xFso.GetFile(xPath)

    i = 1

    For Each xFile In xFolder.Files


    i = i + 1

    ActiveSheet.Cells(i, 1) = Left(xFile.Name, InStrRev(xFile.Name, ".") - 1)

    ActiveSheet.Cells(i, 8) = xPath

    Next

    MsgBox "Completed!"

    End Sub

    I'm really not a programmer but i love how VB works. I've been messing around with it at work to make our lives easier. I tried to do this program but failed hard.

    I would appreciate anyone and everyones help on this please.

    So the end goal is i want to be able to select individual files in all different kinds of folders and extract there file names and place them into the currently selected empty cell.

    Thank you all for reading this and await your thoughts and ideas.

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    Re: Inputting single file information instead of batch files

    Quote Originally Posted by Fusion187 View Post
    So the end goal is i want to be able to select individual files in all different kinds of folders and extract there file names and place them into the currently selected empty cell.
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    Re: Inputting single file information instead of batch files

    thank you very much for your help with this.

    Is it still possible to use the following code with it as well:-

    ActiveSheet.Cells(i, 1) = Left(xFile.Name, InStrRev(xFile.Name, ".") - 1)

    ActiveSheet.Cells(i, 8) = xPath

    Just realised i need part of the file name only in column A and then the path for the file in column H.

    I dont think i need the i value now as there is only one file selected.

    I really do appreciate what you have done

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    Re: Inputting single file information instead of batch files

    Quote Originally Posted by Fusion187 View Post
    Just realised i need part of the file name only in column A and then the path for the file in column H.
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    Re: Inputting single file information instead of batch files

    My god that is perfect! I owe you a beer my friend. Thank you very much

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    Re: Inputting single file information instead of batch files

    You're welcome. Thanks for the feedback.

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    Re: Inputting single file information instead of batch files

    Sorry to be a pain AlpaFrog, but it there any chance to get the file name without the file extension showing. I'm pulling in .dxf files but our laser machine will not read it because its trying to find a .dxf.dxf file which does not exist haha.

    I tried to change the "\" with a "." but it didn't work. Would i need to create another macro to remove the dxf?

    Thanks again AlphaFrog

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    Re: Inputting single file information instead of batch files

    Your the kind of VB! Thank you very much for your help yet again. You should be working for the FBI

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