I was wondering if I could some help on this
I have an excel spreadsheet that lists various drawings on a column called SIGN DESIGN NUMBER. The cell contents on the picture 'E10' is based on the file name of the drawing in .PDF
In the nearby cell 'E9' I would like to create a hyperlink for the file
to do this I use a macro in another instance of excel and extract all the pdfs from a common directory and then cut the found hyperlinks and pasting the cells into 'E9'
is it possible to create a macro that says based on the contents of of one cell find the pdf and create a hyperlink
i tried to use lookup that would reference the second spreadsheet but it went all a little wonky when things werent in the right order
Overall I want to be able to create a macro that will extract all the information I need rather than cut and past please help
I hope the link works
http://picasaweb.google.com/10544579...eat=directlink" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
but here is the code is used to list all the pdf's in my directory
Code: Select all
Code:
Option Explicit
Sub SrchForFiles()
' Searches the selected folders and sub folders for files with the specified
'extension. .xls, .doc, .ppt, etc.
'A new worksheet is produced called "File Search Results". You can click on the link and go directly
'to the file you need.
Dim i As Long, z As Long, Rw As Long
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim y As Variant
Dim fLdr As String, Fil As String, FPath As String
y = Application.InputBox("Please Enter File Extension", "Info Request")
If y = False And Not TypeName(y) = "String" Then Exit Sub
Application.ScreenUpdating = False
'**********************************************************************
'fLdr = BrowseForFolderShell
With Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogFolderPicker)
.Show
fLdr = .SelectedItems(1)
End With
'**********************************************************************
With Application.FileSearch
.NewSearch
.LookIn = fLdr
.SearchSubFolders = True
.Filename = y
Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Worksheets.Add(Sheets(1))
On Error GoTo 1
2: ws.Name = "FileSearch Results"
On Error GoTo 0
If .Execute() > 0 Then
For i = 1 To .FoundFiles.Count
Fil = .FoundFiles(i)
'Get file path from file name
FPath = Left(Fil, Len(Fil) - Len(Split(Fil, "\")(UBound(Split(Fil, "\")))) - 1)
If Left$(Fil, 1) = Left$(fLdr, 1) Then
If CBool(Len(Dir(Fil))) Then
z = z + 1
ws.Cells(z + 1, 1).Resize(, 4) = _
Array(Dir(Fil), _
FileLen(Fil) / 1000, _
FileDateTime(Fil), _
FPath)
ws.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=Cells(z + 1, 1), _
Address:=.FoundFiles(i)
End If
End If
Next i
End If
End With
ActiveWindow.DisplayHeadings = False
With ws
Rw = .Cells.Rows.Count
With .[A1:D1]
.Value = [{"Full Name","Kilobytes","Last Modified", "Path"}]
.Font.Underline = xlUnderlineStyleSingle
.EntireColumn.AutoFit
.HorizontalAlignment = xlCenter
End With
.[E1:IV1 ].EntireColumn.Hidden = True
On Error Resume Next
Range(Cells(Rw, "A").End(3)(2), Cells(Rw, "A")).EntireRow.Hidden = True
Range(.[A2 ], Cells(Rw, "C")).Sort [A2 ], xlAscending, Header:=xlNo
End With
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
Exit Sub
1: Application.DisplayAlerts = False
Worksheets("FileSearch Results").Delete
Application.DisplayAlerts = True
GoTo 2
End Subarrrrrgh there must be something easier
