One way

Sub test()
Dim foldername As String
foldername = "C:\Data"
With Application.FileSearch
.NewSearch
.LookIn = foldername
.SearchSubFolders = False
.FileType = msoFileTypeExcelWorkbooks
If .Execute() 0 Then
MsgBox .FoundFiles.Count & " Excel files were found"
Else
MsgBox "There were no files found."
End If
End With
End Sub


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Regards Ron de Bruin
(Win XP Pro SP-1 XL2002 SP-2)
www.rondebruin.nl



"James Weaver" wrote in message ...
I am using the following code to identify the filenames in
a specified directory:

myFNames = Dir("*.xls")

Is there any way of counting how many files this
comprises? I want to have the status bar showing an
update of what is going on behind the scenes...

Hope you can help!

Many thanks,
James