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VBA Loop - Does file exist (Y/N) at the path specified?

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    VBA Loop - Does file exist (Y/N) at the path specified?

    On a sheet named Directory

    Starting in A2, I have a list of paths, starting in B2 I have a list of file names.

    I'd like a macro that will go to the correct path, and see if the file exist. If it does, then put a Y in G2, if it does not put a N in G2, the number of rows used will vary.

    Thanks,

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    Re: VBA Loop - Does file exist (Y/N) at the path specified?

    Try this as a function:
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    Now in C2 enter the formula "=FileExists(A2 & "\" & B2)". This should give you the answer you want. You can do a paste values if you don't want formulas.
    You can also use the function in a macro to loop through the cells you want.

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    Re: VBA Loop - Does file exist (Y/N) at the path specified?

    Here's what I ended up using...took me a bit to figure it out...

    Public Function FileFolderExists(strFullPath As String) As Boolean
    On Error GoTo EarlyExit
    If Not Dir(strFullPath, vbDirectory) = vbNullString Then FileFolderExists = True

    EarlyExit:
    On Error GoTo 0
    End Function

    Public Sub TestFolderExistence()

    Dim FileRow As Integer
    Dim RowCount As Integer

    FileRow = 2
    RowCount = Range("A2:A" & Range("A2").SpecialCells(xlLastCell).Row).Rows.Count

    Do Until FileRow = RowCount
    If FileFolderExists(Range("A" & FileRow).Value & "\" & Range("B" & FileRow).Value) Then
    Range("G" & FileRow).Formula = "Y"
    Else
    Range("G" & FileRow).Formula = "N"
    End If
    FileRow = FileRow + 1
    Loop

    End Sub

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    Re: VBA Loop - Does file exist (Y/N) at the path specified?

    That's a little more complicated than you need:

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    Re: VBA Loop - Does file exist (Y/N) at the path specified?

    I don't think the user created that, I'm pretty sure the code is pulled from here:
    http://www.excelguru.ca/content.php?157
    Hope that helps,
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    Re: VBA Loop - Does file exist (Y/N) at the path specified?

    Interesting. I don't get an error on a removed removable drive ...

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    Re: VBA Loop - Does file exist (Y/N) at the path specified?

    Nope, I didn't create it, wasn't trying to claim it as my own...I just tweaked other code I found, was showing how I tweaked it.

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    Re: VBA Loop - Does file exist (Y/N) at the path specified?

    Understood. As a courtesy, though, you should make a point of crediting the source -- it's the nice thing to do.

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