WD97: Macros to List or Print All Documents Found in a Folder

ID: Q180513

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Word 97 for Windows

SUMMARY

This article contains a sample Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications routines(macros) that can be used to create a list of file names found in a specified folder or print all specified files found in a folder.

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To List All Files Found in a Folder in a New document

The following sample macro creates a new document with the file names of Word documents found in the specified folder.

   Sub ListDocNamesInFolder()
      Dim sMyDir As String
      Dim sDocName As String

      ' The path to obtain files.
      sMyDir = "C:\My Documents\"
      sDocName = Dir(sMyDir & "*.DOC")

      ' Add new document.
      Documents.Add

      ' Insert folder name  and file names in document.
      Selection.TypeText "Documents in folder " & sMyDir & vbCr & vbCr
      While sDocName <> ""
         ' Insert filename in document.
         Selection.TypeText sDocName & vbCr
         ' Get next file name.
         sDocName = Dir()
      Wend
   End Sub

To Print All Files Found in a Folder

The following sample macro prints all Word documents found in the specified folder.

   Sub ListDocNamesInFolder()
      Dim sMyDir As String
      Dim sDocName As String

      ' The path to obtain the files.
      sMyDir = "C:\My Documents\"
      sDocName = Dir(sMyDir & "*.DOC")

      While sDocName <> ""
         ' Print the file.
         Application.PrintOut FileName: = sDocName
         ' Get next file name.
         sDocName = Dir()
      Wend
   End Sub

For more information about the Dir Function, from the Visual Basic Editor, click the Office Assistant, type "Dir Function," click Search, and then click to view "Dir Function."

NOTE: If the Assistant is hidden, click the Office Assistant button on the Standard toolbar. If the Assistant is not able to answer your query, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

   ARTICLE-ID: Q176476
   TITLE     : OFF: Office Assistant Not Answering Visual Basic Questions

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

Keywords          : kbcode kbdta kbdtacode kbmacroexample word8 kbwordvba word97 
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

Last Reviewed: April 6, 1999