Hi Tom. EXCELLENT point. The question IS answered once I encounter a file
with zero in A1. I assume that greatly simplifies things. I hate to even
ask, but is asking you to modify your code asking too much??

I can't believe I never thought of that!
"Tom Ogilvy" wrote in message
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Sub ProcessFiles()
Dim FSO As Object
Dim i As Long
Dim sFolder As String
Dim fldr As Object
Dim Folder As Object
Dim file As Object
Dim Files As Object
Fim nTotals as double

Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

sFolder = "C:\evaluation"

Set Folder = FSO.GetFolder(sFolder)

Set Files = Folder.Files
For Each file In Files
If file.Type = "Microsoft Excel Worksheet" Then
Workbooks.Open Filename:=file.Path
With ActiveWorkbook
nTotal = nTotal + .ActiveSheet.Range("A1").Value
.Close savechanges:=False
End With
End If
Next file


End Sub

or for the Function

If filecountOK("c:\evaluation") then


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Function FileCountOK(pzFolder as Object)
Dim i As Long
Dim file As Object
Dim Files As Object
Fim nTotals as double

Set Files = pzFolder.Files
For Each file In Files
If file.Type = "Microsoft Excel Worksheet" Then
i=i+1
Workbooks.Open Filename:=file.Path
With ActiveWorkbook
nTotal = nTotal + .ACtivesheet.Range("A1").Value
.Close savechanges:=False
End With
End If
Next file

FileCountOK = nTotal = i

End Function


Although it appears to me that the question is answered as soon as you hit
the first file with a 0

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Regards,
Tom Ogilvy
"Steph" wrote in message
...
Hey Bob, one more question if I may. What if know the path of the
folder
that I need evaluated? Can I eliminate a bunch of that code? For
instance,
I know the folder I need evaluated is C:\evaluation\

Thanks!

"Bob Phillips" wrote in message
...
Sorry Steph, forgot an important declaratives bit of code.

Put this bit of code before each of my poslast pwhichever of my posts
you
use

Private Declare Function SHBrowseForFolder Lib "shell32.dll" _
Alias "SHBrowseForFolderA" _
(lpBrowseInfo As BROWSEINFO) As Long

Private Type BROWSEINFO
hOwner As Long
pidlRoot As Long
pszDisplayName As String
lpszTitle As String
ulFlags As Long
lpfn As Long
lParam As Long
iImage As Long
End Type


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HTH

RP

"Steph" wrote in message
...
Hi Bob, also, I tried to execute as you stated earlier, and got a
User-defined type not defined on the line
Dim bInfo As BROWSEINFO in the function..

"Bob Phillips" wrote in message
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Steph,

This code is all inclusive, that is when you run it it will provide
a
dialog box that will allow you to navigate to the folder of your
choice.
When chosen, it goes through each workbook, and gets the value from
cell
A1.
You will need to add some code to process the sum, in variable
nTotal,
else
it will just disappear at the end.

Create a new code module in VBA, and copy this into it. Then just
run
the
ProcessFile macro.

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HTH

RP

"Steph" wrote in message
...
Hi Bob. Thanks for the code. But how do I call it, or specify
which
folder
I want to sum the contents of cell A1? And do I need both the sub
and
the
function?

Sorry, but my ignorance is getting the best of me here! Thanks for
your
help!


"Bob Phillips" wrote in message
...
Sub ProcessFiles()
Dim FSO As Object
Dim i As Long
Dim sFolder As String
Dim fldr As Object
Dim Folder As Object
Dim file As Object
Dim Files As Object
Fim nTotals as double

Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

sFolder = GetFolder
If sFolder < "" Then
Set Folder = FSO.GetFolder(sFolder)

Set Files = Folder.Files
For Each file In Files
If file.Type = "Microsoft Excel Worksheet" Then
Workbooks.Open Filename:=file.Path
With ActiveWorkbook
nTotal = nTotal +
.ACtivesheet.Range("AQ1").Value
.Close savechanges:=False
End With
End If
Next file

End If ' sFolder < ""

End Sub




'-------------------------------------------------------------
Function GetFolder(Optional ByVal Name)

'-------------------------------------------------------------
Dim bInfo As BROWSEINFO
Dim path As String
Dim oDialog As Long

If IsMissing(Name) Then Name = "Select a folder."
bInfo.pidlRoot = 0& 'Root folder =
Desktop

bInfo.lpszTitle = Name

bInfo.ulFlags = &H1 'Type of
directory
to
Return
oDialog = SHBrowseForFolder(bInfo) 'display the
dialog

'Parse the result
path = Space$(512)

GetFolder = ""
If SHGetPathFromIDList(ByVal oDialog, ByVal path) Then
GetFolder = Left(path, InStr(path, Chr$(0)) - 1)
End If

End Function


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HTH

RP

"Steph" wrote in message
...
I have a bunch of workbooks within a folder. I need to add the
contents
of
cell A1 in each of the workbooks within the folder, but the
names
of
the
files within the folder will vary. Can I write a function that
will
add
the
contents of all files cell A1?

Much appreicated.