I'm using a routine to run thru a list of files and open them to modif
certain things.

here is the chunk of code that open uo the file and activates it

Workbooks.Open WindowName
Windows(WindowName + ".xls").Activate

how can check to see if a file exist before I attempt to open it?

the minute it hist the first line,if the file does not exist..i
crashes.
I need to be able to check first to be able to handle non existin
files.

thanks

Pab

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Use DIR command

Several examples

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sPath$ = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\Data"
sFname$ = "Data.xls"
sFile$ = sPath & "\" & sFname

If Dir(sPath, vbDirectory) = "" Then
MkDir (sPath)
End If


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If Dir(sFile) = "" Then
Exit Sub
End If

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sDir = Dir(sPath & "\*.*")
Do
If sDir = "" Then
Exit Do
End If
more code here
sDir = Dir ' gets the next file
Loo

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John Walkenbach has some good functions at:

http://j-walk.com/ss/excel/tips/tip54.htm#func1

hth,

Doug

"pabs " wrote in message
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I'm using a routine to run thru a list of files and open them to modify
certain things.

here is the chunk of code that open uo the file and activates it

Workbooks.Open WindowName
Windows(WindowName + ".xls").Activate

how can check to see if a file exist before I attempt to open it?

the minute it hist the first line,if the file does not exist..it
crashes.
I need to be able to check first to be able to handle non existing
files.

thanks

Pabs


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