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bad file name or number - accesing sharepoint folder
I am working on a macro that required the ability to loop through all the files in a folder. I did all my development work on a folder in the My Documents folder and got everything working correctly there. Then I started the process of moving the target folder to a sharepoint where all the real files lived. As soon as I did this and adjusted all the paths I immediately got an error message "Bad file name or number" from the following line: First, this is the line that worked on my local drive: 'sfname = Dir("C:\Documents and Settings\keithjo\My Documents\Test\*.xls") and this is the line that now produces the error: sfname = Dir("https://xx/yy/CIS/Shared Documents/*.xls") (I've replaced the xx and yy to get this on one line) I'm pretty sure the path is correct as I did a cut and paste from the address line in windows Explorer and I've tried both " " and "%20" in the space between Shared and Doucments but have not had an success yet. Any suggestions on what I might be missing? I can pist more code if needed but I'm pretty sure it is this one statement. TIA John Keith |
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On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:56:59 -0600, John Keith wrote:
I'm pretty sure the path is correct as I did a cut and paste from the address line in windows Explorer and I've tried both " " and "%20" in the space between Shared and Doucments but have not had an success yet. I should note that if I try to open a file that I know is in the folder it does open without any error message. John Keith |
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On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:56:59 -0600, John Keith wrote:
More info, I added a CHDir line: ChDir = "https://xx/yy/CIS/Shared Documents" and I get a 'Directory not found' error message. But I can still open a specific file in this directory. There has to be something simple that I'm overlooking. John Keith |
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bad file name or number - accesing sharepoint folder
A web server is not a filesystem (OK I know it is underneath, but it's not
exposed in the same way). Being able to open a file in Excel from a http location is just an added convenience, but you can't use Dir() on a http location, If this is an intranet situation then you may be able to map a drive on to the shareweb server: \\xx\xx\CIS\Shared Documents\ Provided you have access privileges that is. Tim "John Keith" wrote in message ... On Sun, 27 Sep 2009 14:56:59 -0600, John Keith wrote: More info, I added a CHDir line: ChDir = "https://xx/yy/CIS/Shared Documents" and I get a 'Directory not found' error message. But I can still open a specific file in this directory. There has to be something simple that I'm overlooking. John Keith |
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bad file name or number - accesing sharepoint folder
On Sep 27, 7:46*pm, "Tim Williams" wrote:
A web server is not a filesystem (OK I know it is underneath, but it's not exposed in the same way). Being able to open a file in Excel from a http location is just an added convenience, but you can't use Dir() on a http location, If this is an intranet situation then you may be able to map a drive on to the shareweb server: \\xx\xx\CIS\Shared Documents\ Provided you have access privileges that is. Tim, Thank you for pointing out the distinction!!! I think that is exactly the issue I'm facing. And yes, I can map the drive and I do have access so I'm going to go try it right now. Thanks again, I was hoping I would have a solution before the start of the week! John |
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On Sep 27, 7:46*pm, "Tim Williams" wrote:
If this is an intranet situation then you may be able to map a drive on to the shareweb server: \\xx\xx\CIS\Shared Documents\ Tim, It's working great! I'm ready to roll tomorrow. Thanks again. JK |
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