Connecting two path strings to get the final path? - excel

Question

I'm trying to save excel file into a specific path.
So basically, when I click the button, I'm creating a folder, and want to save the file inside that folder.
The created folder has the current month as name. I'm trying to save into that current month folder.
'Create folder as Month Name. Save filename as date inside "month".
Dim sDate As String = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd") & "_" & DateTime.Now.ToString("HH-mm-ss")
Dim sMonth As String = DateTime.Now.ToString("MMMM")
Dim sFolder = Application.StartupPath & "\Resources\Excel\"
My.Computer.FileSystem.CreateDirectory(sFolder & Format(sMonth))
Dim sfinal = Path.Combine(sFolder, sMonth)
xlSh.SaveAs(sfinal & Format(sDate) & ".xlsx")
xlApp.Workbooks.Close()
xlApp.Quit()
As it is, this code doesn't give me any errors. But instead of creating a folder named "March" <-current month and saving inside it, it saves the file in \Excel\ and it also creates folder in the same place.

Answer 1

you could use the following function (similar to .NET System.IO.Path.Combine)
Function PathCombine(path1 As String, path2 As String)
Dim combined As String
combined = path1
If Right$(path1, 1) <> Application.PathSeparator Then
combined = combined & Application.PathSeparator
End If
combined = combined & path2
PathCombine = combined
End Function
Hope this helps!

Answer 2

After long hours of excruciating pain, I've finally did it!
Apparently I was missing an "\"
Since "sMonth" became dynamic name, which later I wanted to use as path, and save files in that folder. I needed to simply put that "\" after sMonth, to tell it to save inside it.
Before I realize this... I've broken down, simplified the code as much as I could so I can logically connect the pieces. What I ended up with, is something slightly different. Now the SaveAS properly saves the file inside the new folder.
Dim sDate As String
sDate = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd") & "_" & DateTime.Now.ToString("HH-mm-ss")
Dim sMonth As String
sMonth = DateTime.Now.ToString("MMMM")
Dim sFileName As String
sFileName = sDate + ".xlsx"
Dim sFolder As String
sFolder = Application.StartupPath & "\Resources\Excel\"
Dim sfinal As String
sfinal = (sFolder & sMonth & "\") '<- this thingie here o.O
My.Computer.FileSystem.CreateDirectory(sFolder & Format(sMonth))
xlSh.SaveAs(sfinal & Format(sFileName))
xlApp.Workbooks.Close()
xlApp.Quit()
Thanks for the help.

Answer 3

You don't appear to actually be setting the save path to the created directory. Instead, I believe you're appending the month to the beginning of the file name in the xlSh.SaveAs(sFinal & Format(sDate) & ".xlsx"). Basically (though I'm not sure of the specific command) you need to navigate to the folder you created after you create it. Probably something to the format of
My.Computer.FileSystem.ChangeDirectory(sFolder & Format(sMonth))
though I don't know that that specific command actually exists as I wrote it.

Answer 4

To those who have been wondering wtf I was doing with all this, here is the full sub. And if anyone needs something similar. Thanks for the support. Problem has been resolved.
Private Sub Button_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles Button.Click
Dim xlApp As Excel.Application
Dim xlSh As Excel.Worksheet
xlApp = New Excel.Application
xlApp.Workbooks.Add()
xlSh = xlApp.Workbooks(1).Worksheets(1)
'Items from listbox1 to be exported into excel, second row, second column.
Dim row As Integer = 2
Dim col As Integer = 2
For i As Integer = 0 To ListBox1.Items.Count - 1
xlSh.Cells(row, col) = ListBox1.Items(i)
row = row + 1
Next
row += 1
col = 1
'Items from listbox2 to be exported into excel, second row, third column.
Dim row2 As Integer = 2
Dim col2 As Integer = 3
For i As Integer = 0 To ListBox2.Items.Count - 1
xlSh.Cells(row2, col2) = ListBox2.Items(i)
row2 = row2 + 1
Next
row2 += 1
col2 = 1
'Create folder as Month Name. Save filename as date inside that folder.
'Make filename be yyyy-MM-DD_HH-mm-ss
Dim sDate As String
sDate = DateTime.Now.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd") & "_" & DateTime.Now.ToString("HH-mm-ss")
'This will be used as name for the new folder.
Dim sMonth As String
sMonth = DateTime.Now.ToString("MMMM")
'Filename + extension.
Dim sFileName As String
sFileName = sDate + ".xlsx"
'This is the path.
Dim sFolder As String
sFolder = Application.StartupPath & "\Resources\Excel\"
'This is the path combined with sMonth to make the final path.
Dim sfinal As String
sfinal = (sFolder & sMonth & "\")
'Check if folder with the name sMonth already exists.
If Dir(sFolder, vbDirectory) = sMonth Then
'If it exist, then simply save the file inside the folder.
xlSh.SaveAs(sfinal & Format(sFileName))
Else
'If it doesn't exist:
'This is the creation of sMonth folder, inside "\excel\.
My.Computer.FileSystem.CreateDirectory(sFolder & Format(sMonth))
'This saves the excel file at path sfinal, with filename of sFileName
xlSh.SaveAs(sfinal & Format(sFileName))
End If
'Close everything.
xlApp.Workbooks.Close()
xlApp.Quit()
End Sub

Answer 5

I find this method to be much easier.
Create a FileSystemObject and use BuildPath Method, like so:
Set fs = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
skPath = fs.BuildPath(ActiveDocument.Path, "Survival Story of Sword King")
Attention: ActiveDocument.Path is current directory in Word and does not work in excel or other. for excel it would be ActiveWorkbook.Path
My point is some methods or namespace are application specific.