I am trying to check whether a specific folder is open or not using VBA . I have found this code:
Sub test1()
Dim OpenFold As Variant
Dim oShell As Object
Dim Wnd As Object
Dim strFolder
OpenFold = "mysubfolder"
strFolder = "U:\myfolder\" & OpenFold
Set oShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
For Each Wnd In oShell.Windows
If Wnd.Document.Folder.Self.Path = OpenFold Then 'this is where it gives me the error
Exit Sub ' Folder is open - exit this Sub
End If
Next Wnd
Application.ThisWorkbook.FollowHyperlink Address:=strFolder, NewWindow:=True
End Sub
But i am getting an error that the object is not supporting this property or method.
Any ideas?
Thanks for the code it also helped me... I have checked
that the Wnd.Document.Folder.Self.Path does not apply to all Window object, for example IE, that is why it will give you an error message, I have done it by checking first if the windows is a Windows Explorer window. Code below.
Notes:
Wnd.Document.Folder.Self.Path
gives you full path string so you might want to compare it
with strFolder
.
If you want to compare it to OpenFold
variable you might want to use
Wnd.LocationName = OpenFold
Final Code:
Sub test1()
Dim OpenFold As Variant
Dim oShell As Object
Dim Wnd As Object
Dim strFolder
OpenFold = "mysubfolder"
strFolder = "U:\myfolder\" & OpenFold
Set oShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
For Each Wnd In oShell.Windows
If Wnd.Name = "Windows Explorer" Then
If Wnd.Document.Folder.Self.Path = strFolder Then Exit Sub
End If
Next Wnd
Application.ThisWorkbook.FollowHyperlink Address:=strFolder, NewWindow:=True
End Sub