I'd like to know how to search for a known file (MyFile.pdf) that is located
somewhere in either on the C, D or E drive and get it's full pathname as a
string.
The end result would be:
MyString = "c:\MyDocuments\MyProgram\MySearch\MyFile.pdf" what is in quotes
would be the search results

Bonus Question
If more than one file is found, the one with the latest one would be date
would be returned.
************
or
************
If someone knows how to open a pdf file (MyFile.pdf) with Adobe Reader. Now
the folder that contains the exe reader is never in the same folder pending
on it's version and may be in other drive pending on the installation from
the user. So when I use the SHELL(path, filename) it doesn't always work.

Regards

Michel

look in Excel VBA help at the filesearch object
loop through the results list and gather the filedatetime

Dim dtData as Date, dtMaxDate as Date
Dim i as long
dim sStr as String

With Application.FileSearch
.NewSearch
.LookIn = "C:\"
.SearchSubFolders = True
.FileName = "MyFile.pdf"
.MatchTextExactly = True
.FileType = msoFileTypeAllFiles
If .Execute() 0 Then
For i = 1 To .FoundFiles.Count
dtDate = filedatetime(.foundfiles(i))
if dtDate dtMaxDate then
sStr = .foundfiles(i)
dtMaxDate = dtDate
End If
Next
shell "start " & sStr
end if
End With


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shell "start c:\MyDocuments\MyProgram\MySearch\MyFile.pdf"

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"MD" wrote in message
.. .
I'd like to know how to search for a known file (MyFile.pdf) that is
located
somewhere in either on the C, D or E drive and get it's full pathname as a
string.
The end result would be:
MyString = "c:\MyDocuments\MyProgram\MySearch\MyFile.pdf" what is in
quotes
would be the search results

Bonus Question
If more than one file is found, the one with the latest one would be date
would be returned.
************
or
************
If someone knows how to open a pdf file (MyFile.pdf) with Adobe Reader.
Now
the folder that contains the exe reader is never in the same folder
pending
on it's version and may be in other drive pending on the installation from
the user. So when I use the SHELL(path, filename) it doesn't always work.

Regards

Michel

works!!!!
Many Thx Tom

"Tom Ogilvy" a écrit dans le message de
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look in Excel VBA help at the filesearch object
loop through the results list and gather the filedatetime

Dim dtData as Date, dtMaxDate as Date
Dim i as long
dim sStr as String

With Application.FileSearch
.NewSearch
.LookIn = "C:\"
.SearchSubFolders = True
.FileName = "MyFile.pdf"
.MatchTextExactly = True
.FileType = msoFileTypeAllFiles
If .Execute() 0 Then
For i = 1 To .FoundFiles.Count
dtDate = filedatetime(.foundfiles(i))
if dtDate dtMaxDate then
sStr = .foundfiles(i)
dtMaxDate = dtDate
End If
Next
shell "start " & sStr
end if
End With


----------------------

shell "start c:\MyDocuments\MyProgram\MySearch\MyFile.pdf"

--
Regards,
Tom Ogilvy


"MD" wrote in message
.. .
I'd like to know how to search for a known file (MyFile.pdf) that is
located
somewhere in either on the C, D or E drive and get it's full pathname as
a
string.
The end result would be:
MyString = "c:\MyDocuments\MyProgram\MySearch\MyFile.pdf" what is in
quotes
would be the search results

Bonus Question
If more than one file is found, the one with the latest one would be
date
would be returned.
************
or
************
If someone knows how to open a pdf file (MyFile.pdf) with Adobe Reader.
Now
the folder that contains the exe reader is never in the same folder
pending
on it's version and may be in other drive pending on the installation
from
the user. So when I use the SHELL(path, filename) it doesn't always
work.

Regards

Michel