Sub tryMethod()
Dim objTxt as textstream
Dim filename as string
fileName = "Z:\New folder\TextDoc.txt"
Set fSo = New Scripting.FileSystemObject
Set objTxt = fSo.OpenTextFile(fileName, ForReading)
str = objTxt.WriteBlankLines(1)
End Sub
No matter what number I put into the brackets after calling method writeblanklines I get the following error:
expected function or variable
I have checked documentation and do not see an example for this method. First two pages of google also didn't give me an example to work off of.
You have opened the file for reading Set objTxt = fSo.OpenTextFile(fileName, ForReading) and you are trying to write.
This is how to open it for writing:
Sub TestMe()
Dim objTxt As TextStream
Dim fso As Object
Dim filename As String
filename = "C:\Users\User\Desktop\nd.txt"
Set fso = New Scripting.FileSystemObject
Set objTxt = fso.OpenTextFile(filename, ForWriting)
objTxt.WriteBlankLines 23
End Sub
The MSDN documentation (from #braX comment) is not as good as one would expect - the ForWriting constant is present only in the example:
However, the ForWriting is present in the GitHub, maybe one day when the MSDN and the GitHub would be sync-ed it will be there as well:
Related
I have a PDF file that I have created in Bluebeam. It has shapes, images and text boxes throughout it.
Using VBA in Excel, I want to replace all occurrences of a string. I've tried many different peoples suggestions from other pages which successfully replace the string however, when i open the file in bluebeam, many of the shapes will have shifted or disappeared. The files encoding is ANSI.
Any wisdom to replace occurrences without messing up the other contents of the file?
Here is the code ive been playing with (from here):
Sub Test()
Dim objFSO
Const ForReading = 1
Const ForWriting = 2
Dim objTS 'define a TextStream object
Dim strContents As String
Dim fileSpec As String
fileSpec = ThisWorkbook.path & "\Template.pdf"
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objTS = objFSO.OpenTextFile(fileSpec, ForReading, False)
strContents = objTS.ReadAll
strContents = replace(strContents, "PLACEHOLDER", "TOPDOG")
objTS.Close
Set objTS = objFSO.OpenTextFile(fileSpec, ForWriting)
objTS.Write strContents
objTS.Close
End Sub
I'm writing a script where I wish to write an HTML doc to a string from sharepoint.
Dim Content As String
Dim strShare As String: strShare = "\\link\to\share.html"
Dim iFile As Integer: iFile = FreeFile
Open strShare For Input As #iFile
Content = Input(LOF(iFile), iFile)
Close #iFile
However, I find I get a "path/file access error" every time I run the script for the first time upon boot. Once I visit "\link\to\share.html" in IE for the first time, the path begins to resolve in the VBA script.
My only thought is that IE is performing some sort of "DNS Cache" that VBA can't do. Currently my workaround is to catch the error and force the URL to open in IE the first time the script is run. After that, every other HTML file under that share loads fine.
As a test, I tried switching between from what I understand is http:// formatting (forward slash) and WebDAV formatting (\\ formating), and only the backslash separated paths ever work. I also tried to resolve the share to an IP and try it that way, but that never worked.
My last thought is to try mapping the share to a drive letter name and then specifically accessing the share with G:\link\to\mapped\share.html. But I don't see this as an elegant solution, and wonder if it will receive the same error any way.
Is there something blatant that I do not understand about WebDAV, Windows file handling, and VBA file inputs? There's something weird going on under the hood with resolving that shared domain, and I can't seem to debug it.
See if this helps here and an example below that I used.
2 things though: I only worked with Excel files on Sharepoint and I was already logged in there.
Dim oFSO As Object
'Dim oFolder As Object 'if needed
'Dim oFile As Object 'if needed
Set oFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set oFolder = oFSO.GetFolder("\\sharepoint.site.com#SSL\DavWWWRoot\sites\")
'For Each oFolder In oFolder.SubFolders 'loops through folders
' For Each oFile In oFolder.Files 'loops through files
' 'do stuff
' Next oFile
'Next oFolder
I'm a bit confused about what you want to do. Do you want to check out files from SP and check files back into SP?
Sub testing()
Dim docCheckOut As String
'docCheckOut = "//office.bt.com/sites/Training/Design Admin/Training Plan/adamsmacro.xlsm"
docCheckOut = "http://your_path_here/ExcelList.xlsb"
Call UseCheckOut(docCheckOut)
End Sub
Sub UseCheckOut(docCheckOut As String)
' Determine if workbook can be checked out.
If Workbooks.CanCheckOut(docCheckOut) = True Then
Workbooks.CheckOut docCheckOut
Else
MsgBox "Unable to check out this document at this time."
End If
End Sub
Or...do you want to list files in a SP folder?
Sub ListFiles()
Dim folder As Variant
Dim f As File
Dim fs As New FileSystemObject
Dim RowCtr As Integer
Dim FPath As String
Dim wb As Workbook
RowCtr = 1
FPath = "http://excel-pc:43231/Shared Documents"
For Each f In FPath
'Set folder = fs.GetFolder("C:\Users\Excel\Desktop\Ryan_Folder")
'For Each f In folder.Files
Cells(RowCtr, 1).Value = f.Name
RowCtr = RowCtr + 1
Next f
End Sub
Sub test()
Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder("C:\Users\Excel\Desktop\Ryan_Folder")
'Set colSubfolders = objFolder.SubFolders
'For Each objSubfolder In colSubfolders
Cells(RowCtr, 1).Value = f.Name
RowCtr = RowCtr + 1
'Next
End Sub
Does any one know why the
.writeblanklines 3
does not work? I've tried plenty of different ways and it always seems to just overwrite the line in the textfile.
Private Sub CommandButton3_Click()
Dim fso As FileSystemObject
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Dim fsofolder As Folder
Set fsofolder = fso.GetFolder("U:\files")
Dim file1 As file
Dim a As Integer
Dim b As String
b = "U:\files\" & ListBox1.Value
fso.OpenTextFile(b, ForWriting).WriteBlankLines 3
fso.OpenTextFile(b, ForWriting).WriteLine (TextBox3.Value)
See: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa265347(v=vs.60).aspx
If you want to append content, then use ForAppending when opening the file.
I'm trying to get the first file of a directory. I don't care that "first" is not well defined in this case, and I don't care if I'll get a different file each time I call my sub.
I try to use:
Dim FSO As Object
Dim SourceFolder As Object
Dim FileItem As Object
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set SourceFolder = FSO.GetFolder(SourceFolderName)
Set FileItem = SourceFolder.Files.Item(0)
but this returns a compiler error ("Invalid procedure call or argument")
Could you please tell me how to make this work?
Thanks,
Li
You may use the bulit in Dir function
Below is the sample code which returns the first file found name from Test folder.
Sub test()
Dim strFile As String
strFile = Dir("D:Test\", vbNormal)
End Sub
It looks to me like SourceFolder.Files will only accept a string as the key, just like you noted with Scripting.Folders. I think Santosh's answer is the way to go, but here's a kludgy modification of your code that returns the "first" file in the folder:
Sub test()
Dim FSO As Object
Dim SourceFolder As Object
Dim FileItem As Object
Dim FileItemToUse As Object
Dim SourceFolderName As String
Dim i As Long
SourceFolderName = "C:\Users\dglancy\Documents\temp"
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set SourceFolder = FSO.GetFolder(SourceFolderName)
For Each FileItem In SourceFolder.Files
If i = 0 Then
Set FileItemToUse = FileItem
Exit For
End If
Next FileItem
Debug.Print FileItemToUse.Name
End Sub
It’s true that VBA has a limitation (a bug or design flaw in my opinion) in which a file system object's Files collection cannot be accessed by item-index number, only by each item’s file-path string value. The original question posted here is about accessing only the first item in the Files collection but it touches on a general problem for which there are two reasonable workarounds: creation and use of either a File object meta-collection or a File object array to provide indexed access to a Files collection. Here’s a demo routine:
Sub DemoIndexedFileAccess()
'
'Demonstrates use of both a File object meta-collection and a File object array to provide indexed access
'to a Folder object's Files collection.
'
'Note that, in both examples, the File objects being accessed refer to the same File objects as those in
'the Folder object's Files collection. (i.e. if one of the physical files gets renamed after the creation
'of the Folder object's Files collection, all three sets of File objects will refer to the same, renamed
'file.)
'
'IMPORTANT: This technique requires a reference to "Microsoft Scripting Runtime" be set.
'
'**********************************************************************************************************
'File-selector dialog contsants for msoFileDialogFilePicker and msoFileDialogOpen:
Const fsdCancel As Integer = 0 'File dialog Cancel button
Const fsdAction As Integer = -1 'File dialog Action button, and its aliases...
Const fsdOpen As Integer = fsdAction
Const fsdSaveAs As Integer = fsdAction
Const fsdOK As Integer = fsdAction
Dim FD As FileDialog
Dim File As Scripting.File
Dim FileArr() As Scripting.File
Dim FileColl As New Collection
Dim Folder As Scripting.Folder
Dim FSO As Scripting.FileSystemObject
Dim Idx As Integer
'Get a folder specification from which files are to be processed
Set FD = Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker) 'Create the FolderPicker dialog object
With FD
.Title = "Select Folder Of Files To Be Processed"
.InitialFileName = CurDir
If .Show <> fsdOK Then Exit Sub
End With
'Use the folder specification to create a Folder object.
Set FSO = New Scripting.FileSystemObject
Set Folder = FSO.GetFolder(FD.SelectedItems(1))
'A Folder object's Files collection can't be accessed by item-index number (only by each item's file-path
'string value), so either...
'1. Create a generic "meta-collection" that replicates the Files collection's File objects, which allows
' access by collection-item index:
For Each File In Folder.Files
FileColl.Add File
Next File
'"Process" the files in (collection) index order
For Idx = 1 To FileColl.Count
Debug.Print "Meta-Collection: " & FileColl(Idx).Name
Next Idx
'2. Or, create an array of File objects that refer to the Files collection's File objects, which allows
' access by array index:
ReDim FileArr(1 To Folder.Files.Count)
Idx = 1
For Each File In Folder.Files
Set FileArr(Idx) = File
Idx = Idx + 1
Next File
'"Process" the files in (array) index order
For Idx = LBound(FileArr) To UBound(FileArr)
Debug.Print "File Object Array: " & FileArr(Idx).Name
Next Idx
End Sub
I solve the problem in this Way:
Private Function GetFirstFile(StrDrive as String) As String
'Var Declarations
Dim Fso As Object, Drive As Object, F As File
'Create a reference to File System Object and Drive
Set Fso = New Scripting.FileSystemObject
Set Drive = Fso.GetDrive(StrDrive)
If Not Drive Is Nothing Then
'Scan files in RootFolder.files property of then drive object
For Each F In Drive.RootFolder.Files
Exit For
Next
'if there are any file, return the first an get then name
If Not F Is Nothing Then FirstFile = F.Name: Set F = Nothing
Set Drive = Nothing
End If
Set Fso = Nothing
End Function
Don´t forget add Reference to Microsoft Scripting Runtime in your project
It works to me... I hope this Help you guys.
Why don't you just use a function to iterate through the files in the folder until you get to the one that you want? Assuming you're using the fso as detailed in other posts above, just pass the Folder, and the Index of the file you want, it could be #1 or any other file in the folder.
Function GetFile(oFolder As Folder, Index As Long) As File
Dim Count As Long
Dim oFile As File
Count = 0
For Each oFile In oFolder.Files
Count = Count + 1
If Count = Index Then
Set GetFile = oFile
Exit Function
End If
Next oFile
End Function
I searched SO, SU, and SP.SE for a solution, but could not find what I needed. I'm looking for a solution which may be a script or some other non-coding method/tool.
I am trying to write a script (to be used by others) or some other form of automation to upload various reports automatically to a SharePoint site. I have managed to get the following (VBScript) code to work, but only for text-based files -- .CSV in this case, though this also works for .TXT, etc.
Option Explicit
Dim sCurPath
sCurPath = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject").GetAbsolutePathName(".")
UploadAllToSP sCurPath
Sub UploadAllToSP(sFolder)
Dim fso, folder, fil
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set folder = fso.GetFolder(sFolder)
For Each fil In folder.Files
If fso.GetExtensionName(fil) = "csv" Then
UploadFileToSP fil
End If
Next
End Sub
Sub UploadFileToSP(ofile)
Dim xmlhttp
Dim sharepointUrl
Dim sharepointFileName
Dim tsIn
Dim sBody
Set tsIn = ofile.openAsTextstream
sBody = tsIn.readAll
tsIn.close
sharepointUrl = "http://SHAREPOINT URL HERE"
sharepointFileName = sharepointUrl & ofile.name
set xmlHttp = createobject("MSXML2.XMLHTTP.4.0")
xmlhttp.open "PUT", sharepointFileName, false
xmlhttp.send sBody
If xmlhttp.status < 200 Or xmlhttp.status > 201 Then
wscript.echo "There was a problem uploading " & ofile.name & "!"
End If
End Sub
This only works for text files because it pipes the text data into a file on the SP site. However, if I want to transfer any kind of binary file (.XLS, .PDF), this results in garbage being uploaded.
I tried to take a look at a Shell.Application ==> .Namespace(), but this doesn't seem to work with a URL, but only a physical drive. Here's some of what else I tried (trimmed to show relevant pieces):
Set oApp = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
If oApp.NameSpace(sharepointUrl) <> Null then ' Always Null!
' Copy here
' Some lines omitted
oApp.NameSpace(sharepointUrl).CopyHere ofile.Name ' This also fails when not surrounded by the Null check
Else
MsgBox "SharePoint directory not found!"
End If
I also tried a batch file using xcopy, but that can't connect to the http:// either. I looked at this method, which may work for me, but I'd prefer not to deal with mapping/NET USE, since our company has multiple network shares, the mapping for which varies depending on who's logged in.
Since none of these work quite the way I need: Is there a method to automate this kind of functionality?
I have experience with VBA/VBscript, so either a script like the above, or something built in to an MS Office application (Outlook is best, but I can probably adapt whatever I am given) would be preferable. That being said, I am open to any method that would allow me to do this, running natively in Windows or Office. However, I do not have access to Visual Studio, so I can't use any .NET functionality.
Thanks to Sean Cheshire for pointing me at the obvious answer that I did not see. Posting the relevant code, since I don't believe this yet exists on SO.
Sub UploadFilesToSP(sFolder)
Dim sharepointUrl
Dim sharepointFileName
Dim LlFileLength
Dim Lvarbin()
Dim LobjXML
Dim LvarBinData
Dim PstrFullfileName
Dim PstrTargetURL
Dim fso
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Dim fldr
Dim f
'This has not been successfully tested using an "https" connection.
sharepointUrl = "http://SHAREPOINT URL HERE"
Set LobjXML = CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
Set fldr = fso.GetFolder(sFolder)
For Each f In fldr.Files
sharepointFileName = sharepointUrl & f.Name
PstrFullfileName = sFolder & f.Name
LlFileLength = FileLen(PstrFullfileName) - 1
' Read the file into a byte array.
ReDim Lvarbin(LlFileLength)
Open PstrFullfileName For Binary As #1
Get #1, , Lvarbin
Close #1
' Convert to variant to PUT.
LvarBinData = Lvarbin
PstrTargetURL = sharepointFileName
' Put the data to the server, false means synchronous.
LobjXML.Open "PUT", PstrTargetURL, False
' Send the file in.
LobjXML.Send LvarBinData
Next f
Set LobjXML = Nothing
Set fso = Nothing
End Sub
This is VBA code, formatted to mostly work with VBScript, though I could not get this block to transfer properly. As VBA, this can be improved some by assigning data types, etc.
' Read the file into a byte array.
ReDim Lvarbin(LlFileLength)
Open PstrFullfileName For Binary As #1
Get #1, , Lvarbin
Close #1
This is a very old post but a very useful one so thanks to everyone's contribution. This is my version with the early binding. I found that the previous posting didn't work due to VBA assumption of the none declared variable types.
Private Sub cmdUploadToApplicationsAndApprovals_Click()
Dim strSharePointUrl As String
Dim strSharePointFileName As String
Dim lngFileLength As Long
Dim bytBinary() As Byte
Dim objXML As XMLHTTP
Dim varBinData As Variant
Dim strFullfileName As String
Dim strTargetURL As String
Dim fso As FileSystemObject
Set fso = New FileSystemObject
Dim folder As folder
Dim file As file
Dim strFolder As String
strFolder = CurrentProject.Path & "\Upload\"
'This has not been successfully tested using an "https" connection.
strSharePointUrl = "http://sps.mysite.ca/subsite/DocLib/"
Set objXML = New XMLHTTP 'CreateObject("Microsoft.XMLHTTP")
Set folder = fso.GetFolder(strFolder)
For Each file In folder.Files
strSharePointFileName = strSharePointUrl & file.Name
strFullfileName = strFolder & file.Name
lngFileLength = FileLen(strFullfileName) - 1
'Read the file into a byte array.
ReDim bytBinary(lngFileLength)
Open strFullfileName For Binary As #1
Get #1, , bytBinary
Close #1
'Convert to variant to PUT.
varBinData = bytBinary
strTargetURL = strSharePointFileName
'Put the data to the server, false means synchronous.
objXML.Open "PUT", strTargetURL, False
'Send the file in.
objXML.Send varBinData
'Now Update the metadata
Next file
'Clean up
Set objXML = Nothing
Set fso = Nothing
MsgBox "Done"
End Sub
FYI the above code required 2 references.
1. Microsoft XML, v6.0
2. Microsoft Scripting Runtime
Hope this helps improve on the already brilliant answer!!