I have approx 700 excel files that I want to copy the "names of", to a list
in one Excel spread sheet. (Easily?). Please help?

ROD

Several methods to accomplish this.......I like Tushar's best.

To add a "Print Directory" feature to Explorer, go to
this KB Article.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...EN-US;q272623&

Or you can download Printfolder 1.2 from.....

http://no-nonsense-software.com/freeware/

I use PF 1.2 and find it to be more than adequate with custom features.

OR Go to DOS(Command) prompt and directory.
Type DIR MYFILES.TXT

All the above create a *.TXT file which can be opened in Notepad or Excel.

One more method if you want to by-pass the *.TXT file and pull directly to
Excel is to use Tushar Mehta's Excel Add-in. This allows filtering and
sorting once you have the data in Excel.

http://www.tushar-mehta.com/ scroll down to Add-insDirectory Listing.

Download the ZIP file and un-zip to your Office\Library folder.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:49:42 -0800, ROD wrote:

I have approx 700 excel files that I want to copy the "names of", to a list
in one Excel spread sheet. (Easily?). Please help?

One way is to open a DOS command window, change directories to the one you
are interested in, and use the DOS command

dir *.xls list.txt

which will create a text file named list.txt containing a listing of all the
XLS files in that directory. You could then open it in Excel and parse it


"ROD" wrote:

I have approx 700 excel files that I want to copy the "names of", to a list
in one Excel spread sheet. (Easily?). Please help?

Thanx Duke- ended up using "Printfolder" a neat piece of software with a nice
GUI.
http://no-nonsense-software.com/freeware/


"Duke Carey" wrote:

One way is to open a DOS command window, change directories to the one you
are interested in, and use the DOS command

dir *.xls list.txt

which will create a text file named list.txt containing a listing of all the
XLS files in that directory. You could then open it in Excel and parse it


"ROD" wrote:

I have approx 700 excel files that I want to copy the "names of", to a list
in one Excel spread sheet. (Easily?). Please help?

Thanx Gord, Used "Printfolder" exactly what I needed.

Cheers
Rod

"Gord Dibben" wrote:

ROD

Several methods to accomplish this.......I like Tushar's best.

To add a "Print Directory" feature to Explorer, go to
this KB Article.

http://support.microsoft.com/default...EN-US;q272623&

Or you can download Printfolder 1.2 from.....

http://no-nonsense-software.com/freeware/

I use PF 1.2 and find it to be more than adequate with custom features.

OR Go to DOS(Command) prompt and directory.
Type DIR MYFILES.TXT

All the above create a *.TXT file which can be opened in Notepad or Excel.

One more method if you want to by-pass the *.TXT file and pull directly to
Excel is to use Tushar Mehta's Excel Add-in. This allows filtering and
sorting once you have the data in Excel.

http://www.tushar-mehta.com/ scroll down to Add-insDirectory Listing.

Download the ZIP file and un-zip to your Office\Library folder.


Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:49:42 -0800, ROD wrote:

I have approx 700 excel files that I want to copy the "names of", to a list
in one Excel spread sheet. (Easily?). Please help?