If I have the path to a file in A1. Is there a way that I could get the
informatin about when the file was created to appear in B1?


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Ian,

Just add this function to your workbook,

Public Function GetDate(rng)
Dim FileName As String
Dim DSO As Object
If TypeName(rng) = "Range" Then
If rng.Cells.Count 1 Then
GetDate = CVErr(xlErrRef)
Exit Function
End If
FileName = rng.Value
Else
FileName = rng
End If

Set DSO = CreateObject("DSOleFile.PropertyReader")
With DSO.GetDocumentProperties(sfilename:=FileName)
GetDate = .DateCreated
End With
End Function



Call like

=GetDate(A1)

or

=GetDate("C:\myTest\volker1.xls")

You do need to have the DSO dll installed and registered?

http://support.microsoft.com/?id=224351

set the section "Steps to Setup and Test"


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HTH

Bob Phillips
... looking out across Poole Harbour to the Purbecks
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)

"ianripping " wrote in message
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If I have the path to a file in A1. Is there a way that I could get the
informatin about when the file was created to appear in B1?


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How would you do the above Loadhigh

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Like so

Dim oFile As Object

Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FilesystemObject")
Set oFile = oFSO.getFile("C:\myTest\volker1.xls")
MsgBox "Created on " & oFile.Datecreated


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HTH

Bob Phillips
... looking out across Poole Harbour to the Purbecks
(remove nothere from the email address if mailing direct)

"ianripping " wrote in message
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How would you do the above Loadhigh?


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