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» Determine if a workbook exists using VBA in Microsoft Excel

VBA macro tip contributed by Erlandsen Data Consulting* offering Microsoft Excel Application development, template customization, support and training solutions*

CATEGORY: Files, Workbook, and Worksheets in VBA	VERSIONS: All Microsoft Excel Versions

The function below can be used to determine if a workbook or another file exists:

Function FileExists(FullFileName As String) As Boolean
' returns TRUE if the file exists
    FileExists = Len(Dir(FullFileName)) > 0
End Function

Example:

If Not FileExists("C:\FolderName\SubFolder\FileName.xls") Then 
    MsgBox "The file doesn't exist!"
Else
    Workbooks.Open "C:\FolderName\SubFolder\FileName.xls"
End If

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READER COMMENTS (view all comments)

wrote on December 31, 1969 19:00 EST

small error, returns the first file in the directory if FullFileName = ""

If Len(Dir(FileName)) > 0 And FileName <> "" Then
FileExists = True
Else: FileExists = False
End If

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