List all files in a folder and subfolders in Excel

Question

I need to list all files and folders in a network and hence require a faster and better VBA directory lister.

This question is asked in many forums and also here as in the below links:

Loop through files in a folder using VBA?

List files in folder and subfolder with path to .txt file

I have used some and modified the code from here:

http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/excel-questions/56980-file-listing-all-files-including-subfolders-2.html and is given below.

'Force the explicit declaration of variables
 Option Explicit

 Sub ListFiles()
'Set a reference to Microsoft Scripting Runtime by using
'Tools > References in the Visual Basic Editor (Alt+F11)

'Declare the variables
 Dim objFSO As Scripting.FileSystemObject
 Dim objTopFolder As Scripting.Folder
 Dim strTopFolderName As String
 Dim n As Long
 Dim Msg As Byte
 Dim Drilldown As Boolean


 'Assign the top folder to a variable
 With Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
 .AllowMultiSelect = False
 .Title = "Pick a folder"
 .Show
 If .SelectedItems.Count = 0 Then MsgBox "Operation Cancelled by the user",     vbExclamation + vbOKOnly, "List Files": Exit Sub
strTopFolderName = .SelectedItems(1)

    Msg = MsgBox("Do you want to list all files in descendant folders,  too?", _
    vbInformation + vbYesNo, "Drill-Down")
    If Msg = vbYes Then Drilldown = True Else Drilldown = False
  End With

' create a new sheet
 If Len(Mid$(strTopFolderName, InStrRev(strTopFolderName, "\") + 1)) < 31    Then
 ThisWorkbook.Sheets.Add(After:=Sheets(Sheets.Count)).Name =    Mid$(strTopFolderName, InStrRev(strTopFolderName, "\") + 1)
Else: ThisWorkbook.Sheets.Add(After:=Sheets(Sheets.Count)).Name =   Left(Mid$(strTopFolderName, InStrRev(strTopFolderName, "\") + 1), 31)
End If
'Insert the headers for Columns A through F
Range("A1").Value = "File Name"
Range("B1").Value = "Ext"
Range("C1").Value = "File Name"
Range("D1").Value = "File Size"
Range("E1").Value = "File Type"
Range("F1").Value = "Date Created"
Range("G1").Value = "Date Last Accessed"
Range("H1").Value = "Date Last Modified"
Range("I1").Value = "File Path"


'Create an instance of the FileSystemObject
 Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

'Get the top folder
 Set objTopFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(strTopFolderName)

'Call the RecursiveFolder routine
 Call RecursiveFolder(objTopFolder, Drilldown)

'Change the width of the columns to achieve the best fit
'Columns.AutoFit

'ActiveSheet.ListObjects.Add(xlSrcRange, Range("A1").CurrentRegion, , xlYes).TableStyle = "TableStyleLight1"
MsgBox ("Done")
ActiveWorkbook.Save
Sheet1.Activate
End Sub

Sub RecursiveFolder(objFolder As Scripting.Folder, _
IncludeSubFolders As Boolean)

'Declare the variables
 Dim objFile As Scripting.File
 Dim objSubFolder As Scripting.Folder
 Dim NextRow As Long
 Dim strTopFolderName As String
 Dim n As Long
 Dim maxRows As Long
 Dim sheetNumber As Integer
 maxRows = 1048576

'Find the next available row
 NextRow = Cells(Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp).Row + 1

'Loop through each file in the folder
 For Each objFile In objFolder.Files
    'to take complete filename in column C  and extract filename without  extension lso allowing for fullstops in filename itself
    Cells(NextRow, "A") =    "=LEFT(RC[+2],FIND(""#"",SUBSTITUTE(RC[+2],""."",""#"",LEN(RC[+2])- LEN(SUBSTITUTE(RC[+2],""."",""""))))-1)"


    'to take complete filename from row C and show only its extension
    Cells(NextRow, "B") = "=TRIM(RIGHT(SUBSTITUTE(RC[+1],""."",REPT(""  "",LEN(RC[+1]))),LEN(RC[+1])))"


    Cells(NextRow, "C").Value = objFile.Name
    Cells(NextRow, "D").Value = Format((objFile.Size / 1024), "000") & " KB"
    Cells(NextRow, "E").Value = objFile.Type
    Cells(NextRow, "F").Value = objFile.DateCreated
    Cells(NextRow, "G").Value = objFile.DateLastAccessed
    Cells(NextRow, "H").Value = objFile.DateLastModified
    Cells(NextRow, "I").Value = objFile.Path



    NextRow = NextRow + 1
Next objFile

' If "descendant" folders also get their files listed, then sub calls itself recursively

 If IncludeSubFolders Then
    For Each objSubFolder In objFolder.SubFolders
        Call RecursiveFolder(objSubFolder, True)
    Next objSubFolder
End If

'Loop through files in the subfolders

'If IncludeSubFolders Then
 '   For Each objSubFolder In objFolder.SubFolders
  '  If Msg = vbYes Then Drilldown = True Else Drilldown = False
   '     Call RecursiveFolder(objSubFolder, True)
    'Next objSubFolder
'End If

 If n = maxRows Then
 sheetNumber = sheetNumber + 1
 ActiveWorkbook.Sheets.Add After:=Worksheets(Worksheets.Count)
 'ActiveSheet.Name = "Sheet-" & sheetNumber
 ActiveSheet.Name = strTopFolderName & "_" & sheetNumber
 n = 0
 End If
 n = n + 1
 End Sub

and another one is using Dir again from that site

http://www.mrexcel.com/forum/excel-questions/656026-better-way-listing-folders-subfolders-contents.html

Sub ListFiles()
Const sRoot     As String = "C:\"
Dim t As Date

Application.ScreenUpdating = False
With Columns("A:C")
    .ClearContents
    .Rows(1).Value = Split("File,Date,Size", ",")
End With

t = Timer
NoCursing sRoot
Columns.AutoFit
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
MsgBox Format(Timer - t, "0.0s")
End Sub

Sub NoCursing(ByVal sPath As String)
Const iAttr     As Long = vbNormal + vbReadOnly + _
      vbHidden + vbSystem + _
      vbDirectory
Dim col         As Collection
Dim iRow        As Long
Dim jAttr       As Long
Dim sFile       As String
Dim sName       As String

If Right(sPath, 1) <> "\" Then sPath = sPath & "\"

Set col = New Collection
col.Add sPath

iRow = 1

Do While col.Count
    sPath = col(1)

    sFile = Dir(sPath, iAttr)

    Do While Len(sFile)
        sName = sPath & sFile

        On Error Resume Next
        jAttr = GetAttr(sName)
        If Err.Number Then
            Debug.Print sName
            Err.Clear

        Else
            If jAttr And vbDirectory Then
                If Right(sName, 1) <> "." Then col.Add sName & "\"
            Else
                iRow = iRow + 1
                If (iRow And &H3FF) = 0 Then Debug.Print iRow
                Rows(iRow).Range("A1:C1").Value = Array(sName, _
                                                        FileLen(sName), _
                                                        FileDateTime(sName))
            End If
        End If
        sFile = Dir()
    Loop
    col.Remove 1
Loop
End Sub

The speed with FilesystemObject is slower compared to dir.

So, my question is :

How to modify 2nd code to first format using Dir, to include the attributes "FileName (as Formula), Date Created, Date Last Accessed, Date Last Modified" in the code. (Code gives "FileDateTime(sName)" date & time but I require these as in the previous code.)

Also If the list exceeds the row limit, code should create another sheet with folder name-2 etc, and continue from where it ended.

Secondly I need it to take multiple folder paths from another sheet range like Sheet1.Range("A2").End(Xlup) and not using filedialog or hardcoded, create folder tabs and run the code taking one folder path at a time.

R2D2 R2D2 · Accepted Answer · 2016-08-28T13:50:33

Convert all Long and Integer data types to CLngPtr(variable)

Add Application.ScreenUpdating = False just after Sub line.

Add Application.ScreenUpdating = True just before the End Sub line.

List all files in a folder and subfolders in Excel

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