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Invalid Pathname
I have created an application which searches for network folder contents and
poulates a list on an excel spreadsheet with hyperlinks to he network files. In order to determine the file locations the user must enter a valid pathname into an inputbox. The application works fine as long as the path is either valid or the user selects 'cancel' from the inputbox to exit the macro. However, if a typo is made and a completely invalid path entered then the macro just hangs excel (excel 2000) or starts reading files from C:\Documents and Settings\...... Can anyone suggest how best to check if path is valid? If it is known to be invalid then I can easily exit the macro with a message displayed to the user. The part code surrently used is: sf1 = InputBox("Enter the correct path for specifications", "Specification Folder Location") If sf1 = "" Then Exit Sub 'Reset search parameters sf2 = MsgBox("Do you want to include sub-folders in the search?", vbYesNo + vbExclamation) With Application.FileSearch .NewSearch .LookIn = sf1 If sf2 = vbYes Then .SearchSubFolders = True Else: .SearchSubFolders = False End If .FileType = msoFileTypeAllFiles .Execute 'To prevent misuse and macro errors If .FoundFiles.Count 1000 Then MsgBox "You are about to add over 1000 file references." & vbCrLf _ & vbCrLf & "This will create errors within the macros in this workbook" & vbCrLf _ & vbCrLf & "The procedure will now cancel" GoTo Line3 ElseIf .FoundFiles.Count = 0 Then MsgBox "No files found." & vbCrLf & vbCrLf & _ "Check that specifications are located in the correct folder and correct filepath has been used" GoTo Line3 End If End With |
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