Routine for checking if file exists

Hello,
I am using Excel 97, and have written (by recording keystrokes)
a macro that does several things and finishes off by saving the file.
However if the saved file already exists it stops the macro and prompts
user if it's ok to overwrite the file.

I would like to........

1) how do I test (within VBA) to see if the file exists.

2) If the file does exist, then overwrite without prompt.
Or alternately, save file and incrementally add '1'
to the end of the subsequent file.

Example
File-01
File-02
File-03


Thanks in anticipation.

--
Centurion

several ways
you could use the
Kill
command to kill the file first
and then save it so that there is no file by that name
you will get an error on the Kill command if the file does not exist, but
you can use
On error resume next
to skip the error. Look up in help index on the KILL method.
Warning. This will permantly delete any file you use it on without asking,
and can delete entire folders!

"Centurion" wrote:

> Hello,
> I am using Excel 97, and have written (by recording keystrokes)
> a macro that does several things and finishes off by saving the file.
> However if the saved file already exists it stops the macro and prompts
> user if it's ok to overwrite the file.
>
> I would like to........
>
> 1) how do I test (within VBA) to see if the file exists.
>
> 2) If the file does exist, then overwrite without prompt.
> Or alternately, save file and incrementally add '1'
> to the end of the subsequent file.
>
> Example
> File-01
> File-02
> File-03
>
>
> Thanks in anticipation.
>
> --
> Centurion
>
>
>

I could help you with either of those options, but another option is
simply to have it not say that prompt...it could just save over if it
exists, or save it as a new file if it doesnt-all without
asking...would that be better for you?

I have always thought there was a way to do that. How do you ahve it
overwrite without asking? because Application.Displayalerts = False has
never worked for me

"Chip" wrote:

> I could help you with either of those options, but another option is
> simply to have it not say that prompt...it could just save over if it
> exists, or save it as a new file if it doesnt-all without
> asking...would that be better for you?
>
>

"Chip" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I could help you with either of those options, but another option is
> simply to have it not say that prompt...it could just save over if it
> exists, or save it as a new file if it doesnt-all without
> asking...would that be better for you?
>

Yes, how do I do that.

--
Centurion

Hmm..that is odd..it has always worked for me...can you give me your
code, and i'll test it....

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 18:57:59 GMT, Centurion wrote...

> 1) how do I test (within VBA) to see if the file exists.

Sub FileExists()
Dim fFileExists As Boolean

fFileExists = (Len(Dir("C:\config.sys")) > 0)
If fFileExists = True Then
msgbox "File Exists"
Else
msgbox "No File Found"
End If
End Sub

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I was also trying to set the Application.DisplayAlerts to False but it did not seem to be working.

However, when I simply used DisplayAlerts = Flase (without the preceeding Application. ) it worked as expected.

Has anyone else encountered this?