Getting the “Do you want to overwrite the file” di

Question

The following code saves a selected area of my excel sheet. If I try to save a file that has the same file name as one that already exists, however, it will just save the file without showing the "Do you want to overwrite the file" dialog box.

Is there a way to change this code so that it will ask if I would like to overwrite the preexisting file?

Option Explicit
Sub CreatePDF()
Dim wSheet As Worksheet
Dim vFile As Variant
Dim sFile As String

Set wSheet = ActiveSheet
sFile = Replace(Replace(wSheet.Name, " ", ""), ".", "_") _
        & "_" _
        & Format(Now(), "yyyymmdd\_hhmm") _
        & ".pdf"
sFile = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & sFile

vFile = Application.GetSaveAsFilename _
(InitialFileName:=sFile, _
    FileFilter:="PDF Files (*.pdf), *.pdf", _
    Title:="Select Folder and FileName to save")

If vFile <> "False" Then
wSheet.Range("B2:J44").ExportAsFixedFormat _
    Type:=xlTypePDF, _
    FileName:=vFile, _
    Quality:=xlQualityStandard, _
    IncludeDocProperties:=True, _
    IgnorePrintAreas:=False, _
    OpenAfterPublish:=False

MsgBox "PDF file has been created."
End If
End Sub

Answer 1

One way to simulate the behavior, as suggested, is to check the selected SaveAsFilename:

Option Explicit

Sub CreatePDF()
    Dim wSheet As Worksheet
    Dim vFile As Variant
    Dim sFile As String

    Set wSheet = ActiveSheet
    sFile = Replace(Replace(wSheet.Name, " ", ""), ".", "_") _
            & "_" _
            & Format(Now(), "yyyymmdd\_hhmm") _
            & ".pdf"
    sFile = ThisWorkbook.Path & "\" & sFile

    vFile = Application.GetSaveAsFilename _
    (InitialFileName:=sFile, _
        FileFilter:="PDF Files (*.pdf), *.pdf", _
        Title:="Select Folder and FileName to save")

    If Dir(vFile) > vbNullString Then _
        If MsgBox("Overwrite File?", _
                   vbExclamation + vbYesNo, "Overwrite?") = vbNo Then Exit Sub

    If vFile <> "False" Then
        wSheet.Range("B2:J44").ExportAsFixedFormat _
            Type:=xlTypePDF, _
            Filename:=vFile, _
            Quality:=xlQualityStandard, _
            IncludeDocProperties:=True, _
            IgnorePrintAreas:=False, _
            OpenAfterPublish:=False

        MsgBox "PDF file has been created."
    End If
End Sub

Answer 2

Another alternative:

Replace:

vFile = Application.GetSaveAsFilename _
(InitialFileName:=sFile, _
    FileFilter:="PDF Files (*.pdf), *.pdf", _
    Title:="Select Folder and FileName to save")

If vFile <> "False" Then

By:

With Excel.Application.FileDialog(msoFileDialogSaveAs)

    Dim i As Integer
    For i = 1 To .Filters.Count
        If InStr(.Filters(i).Extensions, "pdf") <> 0 Then Exit For
    Next i

    .FilterIndex = i
    .InitialFileName = sFile
    .Title = "Select Folder and FileName to save"

    '------------------- Bloc A -------------------------
    If CBool(.Show) Then
        vFile = .SelectedItems.Item(.SelectedItems.Count)
    End If

    If vFile <> "" Then
    '------------------- Bloc A -------------------------

    '----------- Or replace "Bloc A" by------------------
    'If Not CBool(.Show) Then Exit Sub
    'vFile = .SelectedItems.Item(.SelectedItems.Count)

    'And remove the "If vFile <> "False" Then" check
    '----------------------------------------------------

End With

If you selected an existing file, the overwrite message will show