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The DeleteFile method stops on the first error it encounters. No attempt is made to roll back or undo any changes that were made before an error occurred. Now to delete a file in VBA we must have its path. How do we get a path of the file? We need to right-click on the file and click on properties which give us different options for the properties of the file once we click on the security tab which is the second number in the tabs we can find the path location under the object name.
Have a look at the screenshot below for reference. The path written after the object name is the argument we need to feed for the killfile function in order to delete any file. Now let us start deleting files by looking at a few examples below. It is done by moving to the files section and then to the options section. Now let us move ahead to examples. For example, I have two files named sample 1 and sample 2. Both are text files and are on desktop.
Have a look at them below. Let us first delete the sample 1 file in this example. Both the examples will have one minute difference which I will explain at the end of the topic.
First, we need to get a path for the sample 1 file. In order to do that right click on the file and from the properties option go to security and we will find the path to beside the object name as follows. Step 1: Now let us enter into VBA from the visual basic option. Step 2: Once we are in VBA we need to insert a module. Check out the latest posts:. Hi, I tried mixing the search with the delete routine.
Through when it finds the files, it deletes all the documets inside but then the RmDim function returns the error How do i solve it? Filippo To get rid off error 75 you may wish to try this: 1. Close all windows explorer windows manually of programmatically 2. Copy old folder to new folder as above 3. If command is launched from xlsm file then you may wish to relink cells to files in new folder or break links 4.
Kill files in old folder as above 5. Remove old folder as above I hope it helps. To close a folder would require some Windows API calls — which are quite advanced. Why would you need to close a folder using VBA? Your email address will not be published. Automate Excel so that you can save time and stop doing the jobs a trained monkey could do.
We'll respect your privacy and you can unsubscribe at any time. Check if a folder exists Referencing a folder which does not exist will result in an error, therefore it is often necessary to check if a folder exists before carrying out any other actions. VBA Name of attribute Enumerator Description vbNormal 0 Files with no attributes default setting vbReadOnly 1 Read-only files vbHidden 2 Hidden files vbSystem 4 System files vbVolume 8 Volume label vbDirectory 16 Directories For checking folder existence within another procedure, it is often easier to have a reusable function, which can be called upon when required.
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