paste this code into a module. (Alt-F11, insert , module)
usage:
OPenAllFilesInDir "c:\temp"
Code:
Public Sub OpenAllFilesInDir(ByVal pvDir)
Dim FSO, oFolder, oFile, oRX
Dim sTxt As String, sFile As String
Const kTARG = "C:\temp\File2Import.xlsx"
On Error GoTo errGetFiles
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set oFolder = FSO.GetFolder(pvDir)
If Right(pvDir, 1) <> "\" Then pvDir = pvDir & "\"
For Each oFile In oFolder.Files
'If InStr(oFile.Name, ".xls") > 0 Then 'xl only
OpenNativeApp oFile.Name
'End If
Next
endit:
Set oFile = Nothing
Set oFolder = Nothing
Set FSO = Nothing
Exit Sub
errGetFiles:
If Err = 3265 Then 'catch error if NO Import table errors
' "no errors found"
Resume Next
Else
MsgBox Err.Description, , Err
End If
End Sub
this next code opens the file, no matter the extension:
Code:
Option Compare Database
Option Explicit
Private Declare Function ShellExecute Lib "shell32.dll" Alias "ShellExecuteA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal lpszOp As String, ByVal lpszFile As String, ByVal lpszParams As String, ByVal lpszDir As String, ByVal FsShowCmd As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function GetDesktopWindow Lib "user32" () As Long
Const SW_SHOWNORMAL = 1
Const SE_ERR_FNF = 2&
Const SE_ERR_PNF = 3&
Const SE_ERR_ACCESSDENIED = 5&
Const SE_ERR_OOM = 8&
Const SE_ERR_DLLNOTFOUND = 32&
Const SE_ERR_SHARE = 26&
Const SE_ERR_ASSOCINCOMPLETE = 27&
Const SE_ERR_DDETIMEOUT = 28&
Const SE_ERR_DDEFAIL = 29&
Const SE_ERR_DDEBUSY = 30&
Const SE_ERR_NOASSOC = 31&
Const ERROR_BAD_FORMAT = 11&
Public Sub OpenNativeApp(ByVal psDocName As String)
Dim r As Long, msg As String
r = StartDoc(psDocName)
If r <= 32 Then
'There was an error
Select Case r
Case SE_ERR_FNF
msg = "File not found"
Case SE_ERR_PNF
msg = "Path not found"
Case SE_ERR_ACCESSDENIED
msg = "Access denied"
Case SE_ERR_OOM
msg = "Out of memory"
Case SE_ERR_DLLNOTFOUND
msg = "DLL not found"
Case SE_ERR_SHARE
msg = "A sharing violation occurred"
Case SE_ERR_ASSOCINCOMPLETE
msg = "Incomplete or invalid file association"
Case SE_ERR_DDETIMEOUT
msg = "DDE Time out"
Case SE_ERR_DDEFAIL
msg = "DDE transaction failed"
Case SE_ERR_DDEBUSY
msg = "DDE busy"
Case SE_ERR_NOASSOC
msg = "No association for file extension"
Case ERROR_BAD_FORMAT
msg = "Invalid EXE file or error in EXE image"
Case Else
msg = "Unknown error"
End Select
' MsgBox msg
End If
End Sub
Private Function StartDoc(psDocName As String) As Long
Dim Scr_hDC As Long
Scr_hDC = GetDesktopWindow()
StartDoc = ShellExecute(Scr_hDC, "Open", psDocName, "", "C:\", SW_SHOWNORMAL)
End Function
OpenNativeApp() will open ANY file via its extension....
.pdf files will open in acrobat,
.doc files in word
etc
USAGE:
OpenNativeApp "c:\folder\file.xls"
'opens in excel
or
OpenNativeApp field
'opens item in field in native app