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    Question [Help]Search File Function[Solved]

    How can you search for a file on the computer.
    Can anyone give me the function. /

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    Code:
    If file.exists("C:\abc.txt") then
    msgbox("C:\abc.txt exists!!!")
    end if
    Code:
    Dim CTBFilPth As String ' CTB Plot Style Files Path
    CTBFilPth = "C:\Program Files\AutoCAD LT 2002\Plot Styles\"
    
    So take this and play with it. It will search sub-folders too... When it
    finds a CTB file, it adds it to a Combox (cmbCTB):
    
    ' Find Plot Styles in Multiple Folders and Lists them
    ' Get Folder Names Listing in Plot Styles Path
    Dim rootDi As New DirectoryInfo(CTBFilPth)
    Dim di As DirectoryInfo
    For Each di In rootDi.GetDirectories
    Dim CTBdirs() As String = Directory.GetFiles(CTBFilPth & di.Name)
    For Each CTBfilname In CTBdirs
    CTBtestname = System.IO.Path.GetFileName(CTBfilname)
    ' Test for CTB files and add to Combox 'cmbCTB'
    Dim FilTest As String = CTBtestname.Remove(0, (Len(CTBtestname) - 3))
    If UCase(FilTest) = "CTB" Then
    cmbCTB.Items.Add(CTBtestname)
    End If
    Next
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