XL: How to Put Folder Contents into a Worksheet

This article describes how to a create a Microsoft Visual Basic for Applications macro that prints the contents of a folder (directory) to a range of cells in a worksheet.

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For more information about the support options that are available and about how to contact Microsoft, visit the following Microsoft Web site:http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=fh;EN-US;CNTACTMS To programmatically print the contents of a folder to a range of cells in an Excel worksheet, follow these steps:

1. Start Excel.
2. Press ALT+F11 to start the Visual Basic Editor.
3. On the Insert menu, click Module.
4. Type the following code in the module sheet:

   Sub Print_Dir_Contents()
      Dim Input_Dir, Print_File As String
      Input_Dir = InputBox("Input the path containing the files you " & _
          "want to list on your worksheet" & Chr(13) & Chr(13) & _
          "for example:C:\My Documents\*.*")
      If Input_Dir = "" Then Exit Sub
      ' If you want only to print a specific file type, you can
      ' substitute the "\*.*" with "*\.xl*"
      ' (for Excel files only) for the directory specified in the
      ' InputBox above.
      If Application.OperatingSystem Like "*Win*" Then
         Print_File = Dir(Input_Dir) & "\*.*"
      End If
      Range("a1").Select
      Counter = 1
      Do While Len(Print_File) > 0
          Worksheets(ActiveSheet.Name).Cells(Counter, 1).Value = _
              Print_File
          Print_File = Dir()
          Counter = Counter + 1
      Loop
   End Sub
   					

5. Press ALT+F11 to return to Excel.
6. On the Tools menu, point to Macro, and then click Macros.
7. Under Macro name, click Print_Dir_Contents, and then click Run.