How to list all files in folder and subfolders into a worksheet?
Have you ever tried to list all filenames from a folder into a worksheet including the files located within its subfolders? In fact, there is no direct way for us to list the filenames from a folder and its subfolder in Excel, however, today, I will introduce some quick tricks to solve this job.
List all filenames in folder and subfolder with VBA code
Normally, Excel has no build in feature to deal with this task, but, you can apply the following VBA code to complete this problem.
1. Activate a new worksheet which will list the filenames.
2. Hold down the ALT + F11 keys in Excel, and it opens the Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications window.
3. Click Insert > Module, and paste the following code in the Module Window.
VBA code: List all filenames in folder and subfolder
Sub MainList()
'Updateby Extendoffice
Set folder = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
If folder.Show <> -1 Then Exit Sub
xDir = folder.SelectedItems(1)
Call ListFilesInFolder(xDir, True)
End Sub
Sub ListFilesInFolder(ByVal xFolderName As String, ByVal xIsSubfolders As Boolean)
Dim xFileSystemObject As Object
Dim xFolder As Object
Dim xSubFolder As Object
Dim xFile As Object
Dim rowIndex As Long
Set xFileSystemObject = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set xFolder = xFileSystemObject.GetFolder(xFolderName)
rowIndex = Application.ActiveSheet.Range("A65536").End(xlUp).Row + 1
For Each xFile In xFolder.Files
Application.ActiveSheet.Cells(rowIndex, 1).Formula = xFile.Name
rowIndex = rowIndex + 1
Next xFile
If xIsSubfolders Then
For Each xSubFolder In xFolder.SubFolders
ListFilesInFolder xSubFolder.Path, True
Next xSubFolder
End If
Set xFile = Nothing
Set xFolder = Nothing
Set xFileSystemObject = Nothing
End Sub
Function GetFileOwner(ByVal xPath As String, ByVal xName As String)
Dim xFolder As Object
Dim xFolderItem As Object
Dim xShell As Object
xName = StrConv(xName, vbUnicode)
xPath = StrConv(xPath, vbUnicode)
Set xShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Set xFolder = xShell.Namespace(StrConv(xPath, vbFromUnicode))
If Not xFolder Is Nothing Then
Set xFolderItem = xFolder.ParseName(StrConv(xName, vbFromUnicode))
End If
If Not xFolderItem Is Nothing Then
GetFileOwner = xFolder.GetDetailsOf(xFolderItem, 8)
Else
GetFileOwner = ""
End If
Set xShell = Nothing
Set xFolder = Nothing
Set xFolderItem = Nothing
End Function
4. After pasting the code into the Module, press F5 key to run this code, and a Macros dialog box pops up, select the MainList macro name, and then click Run button, see screenshot:
5. And in the Browse window, please select the folder that you want to list all filenames including the subfolders, see screenshot:
6. After specifying the folder, then click OK button, and all the filenames in the folder and its subfolders have been listed into current worksheet from cell A2, see screenshots:
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2. In the Filename List dialog box, do the following operations:
A: Click button to choose the folder that you want to list the filenames;
B: Specify the file type that you want to list from the Files type section;
C: Select one file size unit you want to display from the File size unit section.
Note: To list the filenames from the subfolder, please check Include files in subdirectories, you can also check the Include hidden files and folders as you need. If you check Create hyperlinks option, it will create hyperlinks for each filenames and folders.
3. Then click OK button, all of the files contained in the selected folder and its subfolders have been displayed with following attributes in a new worksheet. See screenshot:
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Sorry... I gave you the wrong code (below), here is the code I modified..
Code:
Sub MainList() On Error Resume Next Dim xFileSystemObject As Object Dim xFolder As Object Dim xSubFolder As Object Dim xFile As Object Dim rowIndex As Long Dim answer As Variant answer = False With Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker) .Title = "Select a Folder" .AllowMultiSelect = False Set folder = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker) If folder.Show = -1 Then xDir = folder.SelectedItems(1) Else Exit Sub End If End With
Call ListFilesInFolder(xDir, True) End Sub
Sub ListFilesInFolder(ByVal xFolderName As String, ByVal xIsSubfolders As Boolean) Set xFileSystemObject = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set xFolder = xFileSystemObject.GetFolder(xFolderName) rowIndex = Application.ActiveSheet.Range("A65536").End(xlUp).Row + 1
' Add a space then the Folder Name to the Worksheet rowIndex = rowIndex + 1 With Application.ActiveSheet.Cells(rowIndex, 1) .Value = xFolder.Name .Font.Size = 12 .Font.FontStyle = "Bold Italic" End With rowIndex = rowIndex + 1
For Each xFile In xFolder.Files Application.ActiveSheet.Cells(rowIndex, 1).Formula = xFile.Name rowIndex = rowIndex + 1 Next xFile If xIsSubfolders Then For Each xSubFolder In xFolder.SubFolders ListFilesInFolder xSubFolder.Path, True Next xSubFolder rowIndex = rowIndex + 1 End If
Set xFile = Nothing Set xFolder = Nothing Set xFileSystemObject = Nothing
I have modified your code to make it recycle and re-run the folder dialog continuously until you press Cancel.
Unfornatually it generates some errors.
1. If subfolders become involved in a folder selected then the next folder selected becomes out of numerical order.
2. If subfolders become involved in a folder selected the Cancel button has to be repeated and repeated depending on how many folders you have added.
Code:
Sub MainList() 'Updateby Extendoffice Set folder = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker) If folder.Show <> -1 Then Exit Sub xDir = folder.SelectedItems(1) Call ListFilesInFolder(xDir, True) End Sub
Sub ListFilesInFolder(ByVal xFolderName As String, ByVal xIsSubfolders As Boolean) Dim xFileSystemObject As Object Dim xFolder As Object Dim xSubFolder As Object Dim xFile As Object Dim rowIndex As Long Set xFileSystemObject = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") Set xFolder = xFileSystemObject.GetFolder(xFolderName) rowIndex = Application.ActiveSheet.Range("A65536").End(xlUp).Row + 1 For Each xFile In xFolder.Files Application.ActiveSheet.Cells(rowIndex, 1).Formula = xFile.Name rowIndex = rowIndex + 1 Next xFile If xIsSubfolders Then For Each xSubFolder In xFolder.SubFolders ListFilesInFolder xSubFolder.Path, True Next xSubFolder End If Set xFile = Nothing Set xFolder = Nothing Set xFileSystemObject = Nothing End Sub
Thankyou for this code it has helped me with a request a work, I am now able to import these results into Access for further transformation.Appreciate it.
This helped me to convert my code to get the recursive call, but I wonder about the way you use objects. I prefer to define my objects as what they are, be they workbooks, worksheets or file system objects. (dim wbDest as excel.workbook, dim wsDest as excel.worksheet for example. This way I never have to worry about what the active sheet is.
I also wondered about the use of .show - if.show <>-1, and can't help feeling that it would be easier for people to understand if instead you used if.show = false.
And in terms of writing to the destination, I felt that using cells and formula seemed to be a long way round
So in my code I have, for example,
wsDest.Range("B" & CurRow) = fil.name
(CurRow = Current Row)
I'm not criticising, just wondering if you do it like this for any reason other than personal preference. - Always willing to learn
Not sure.. but does it consider long folders. i wrote a similar code and it fails where the folder/file path exceeds 256 characters ? Thoughts please ?
Hi, Satish,
The following code can help you to put the filenames to any cell you selected, please try it:
Sub MainList()
On Error Resume Next
Set xRg = Application.InputBox("Please select a cell to put the filenames：", "KuTools For Excel", Selection.Address, , , , , 8)
If xRg Is Nothing Then Exit Sub
Set xRg = xRg(1)
Set Folder = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
If Folder.Show <> -1 Then Exit Sub
xDir = Folder.SelectedItems(1)
Call ListFilesInFolder(xRg, xDir, True)
End Sub
Sub ListFilesInFolder(ByVal xRg As Range, ByVal xFolderName As String, ByVal xIsSubfolders As Boolean)
Dim xFileSystemObject As Object
Dim xFolder As Object
Dim xSubFolder As Object
Dim xFile As Object
Dim rowIndex As Long
Set xFileSystemObject = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set xFolder = xFileSystemObject.GetFolder(xFolderName)
rowIndex = 1
For Each xFile In xFolder.Files xRg.Formula = xFile.Name
Set xRg = xRg.Offset(rowIndex) rowIndex = 1
Next xFile
If xIsSubfolders Then For Each xSubFolder In xFolder.SubFolders
ListFilesInFolder xRg, xSubFolder.Path, True Next xSubFolder
End If
Set xFile = Nothing
Set xFolder = Nothing
Set xFileSystemObject = Nothing
End Sub
button to choose the folder that you want to list the filenames;
