VBA check if file exists
A way that is clean and short:
Public Function IsFile(s)
IsFile = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject").FileExists(s)
End Function
something like this
best to use a workbook variable to provide further control (if needed) of the opened workbook
updated to test that file name was an actual workbook - which also makes the initial check redundant, other than to message the user than the Textbox is blank
Dim strFile As String
Dim WB As Workbook
strFile = Trim(TextBox1.Value)
Dim DirFile As String
If Len(strFile) = 0 Then Exit Sub
DirFile = "C:\Documents and Settings\Administrator\Desktop\" & strFile
If Len(Dir(DirFile)) = 0 Then
MsgBox "File does not exist"
Else
On Error Resume Next
Set WB = Workbooks.Open(DirFile)
On Error GoTo 0
If WB Is Nothing Then MsgBox DirFile & " is invalid", vbCritical
End If
I use this function to check for file existence:
Function IsFile(ByVal fName As String) As Boolean
'Returns TRUE if the provided name points to an existing file.
'Returns FALSE if not existing, or if it's a folder
On Error Resume Next
IsFile = ((GetAttr(fName) And vbDirectory) <> vbDirectory)
End Function
For checking existence one can also use (works for both, files and folders):
Not Dir(DirFile, vbDirectory) = vbNullString
The result is True
if a file or a directory exists.
Example:
If Not Dir("C:\Temp\test.xlsx", vbDirectory) = vbNullString Then MsgBox "exists" Else MsgBox "does not exist" End If