WD97: How to Return Only the File Name Using FileSearch Property

ID: Q185351

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article contains a Visual Basic for Applications sample macro that demonstrates how to remove the full path information and return only the file name of Word documents using the FileSearch property.

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The following Visual Basic for Applications macro searches the specified folder and sub-folders for Word document files. If files are found, the procedure will remove the path information and insert the file names into the active document.

NOTE: The FileSearch property is not available on the Macintosh platform. Use the FileFind property instead to search for files on the Macintosh.

   Sub RemovePaths()
      With Application.FileSearch
         .NewSearch
         ' Set primary folder to search.
         .LookIn = "C:\My Documents"
         ' Search sub folders of primary search folder.
         .SearchSubFolders = True
         ' Search for only Word documents.
         .FileName = "*.doc"
         .MatchAllWordForms = True
         .FileType = msoFileTypeWordDocuments
         ' Execute search.
         If .Execute() > 0 Then
            MsgBox "There were " & .FoundFiles.Count & " file(s) found."
            ' Create new document to list found files.
            Documents.Add
            For i = 1 To .FoundFiles.Count
               ' Extract filename from full path and insert into document.
               Selection.TypeText Text:=Dir(.FoundFiles(i), vbDirectory) _
               & Chr(13)
            Next i
         Else
            MsgBox "There were no files found."
         End If
      End With
   End Sub

For additional information, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q173707
   TITLE     : OFF97: How to Run Sample Code from Knowledge Base Articles

REFERENCES

For more information about getting help with Visual Basic for Applications, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q163435
   TITLE     : VBA: Programming Resources for Visual Basic for
               Applications

Additional query words: wordcon vb vba vbe parse parsing remove removing separator path filename

Keywords          : kbdta WordCon kbmacroexample word8 word97 KbVBA 
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 6, 1999