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"Shell - Application" "C:/foo": Dim As Variant Dim Set Dim Set Namespace For Each in Next

This code prompts the user to select a folder. It then recursively extracts file attributes like path, name, date modified, size, owner, etc. from all files in the selected folder and subfolders and outputs the data to an Excel sheet. Attributes are extracted using the Shell.Application object and FileSystemObject. The code handles timing out the extraction if it runs too long and provides status updates as it processes thousands of files.

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"Shell - Application" "C:/foo": Dim As Variant Dim Set Dim Set Namespace For Each in Next

This code prompts the user to select a folder. It then recursively extracts file attributes like path, name, date modified, size, owner, etc. from all files in the selected folder and subfolders and outputs the data to an Excel sheet. Attributes are extracted using the Shell.Application object and FileSystemObject. The code handles timing out the extraction if it runs too long and provides status updates as it processes thousands of files.

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You say loop ..

so if you want to do this for a dir instead of the current document;

Dim sFile As Variant


Dim oShell: Set oShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")
Dim oDir: Set oDir = oShell.Namespace("c:\foo")

For Each sFile In oDir.Items


Debug.Print oDir.GetDetailsOf(sFile, XXX)
Next
Where XXX is an attribure column index, 9 for Author for example. To list available indexes for your
reference you can replace the for loop with;

for i = 0 To 40
debug.? i, oDir.GetDetailsOf(oDir.Items, i)
Next
Quickly for a single file/attribute:

Const PROP_COMPUTER As Long = 56

With CreateObject("Shell.Application").Namespace("C:\HOSTDIRECTORY")
MsgBox .GetDetailsOf(.Items.Item("FILE.NAME"), PROP_COMPUTER)
End With

Private Sub btnGetDetailsOf_Click()

Dim objShell As Shell

Dim objFolder As Folder

Set objShell = New Shell

Set objFolder = objShell.NameSpace("C:\WINDOWS")

If (Not objFolder Is Nothing) Then

Dim objFolderItem As FolderItem

Set objFolderItem = objFolder.ParseName("clock.avi")

If (Not objFolderItem Is Nothing) Then

Dim szItem As String

szItem = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 2)

End If

Set objFolderItem = Nothing

End If

Set objFolder = Nothing

Set objShell = Nothing


End Sub

This code prompts the user to browse for a folder. It then uses recursive code to dump all the file
attributes of this folder ("Path", "Last Modified" , "Owner" , "Size" , "Comments" etc ), and any subfolders
to a new Excel sheet. 

Public X()
Public i As Long
Public objShell, objFolder, objFolderItem
Public FSO, oFolder, Fil

Sub MainExtractData()

Dim NewSht As Worksheet


Dim MainFolderName As String
Dim TimeLimit As Long, StartTime As Double

ReDim X(1 To 65536, 1 To 11)

Set objShell = CreateObject("Shell.Application")


TimeLimit = Application.InputBox("Please enter the maximum time that you wish this code to run for in
minutes" & vbNewLine & vbNewLine & _
"Leave this at zero for unlimited runtime", "Time Check box", 0)
StartTime = Timer

Application.ScreenUpdating = False
MainFolderName = BrowseForFolder()
Set NewSht = ThisWorkbook.Sheets.Add

X(1, 1) = "Path"
X(1, 2) = "File Name"
X(1, 3) = "Last Accessed"
X(1, 4) = "Last Modified"
X(1, 5) = "Created"
X(1, 6) = "Type"
X(1, 7) = "Size"
X(1, 8) = "Owner"
X(1, 9) = "Author"
X(1, 10) = "Title"
X(1, 11) = "Comments"

i=1

Set FSO = CreateObject("scripting.FileSystemObject")


Set oFolder = FSO.GetFolder(MainFolderName)
'error handling to stop the obscure error that occurs at time when retrieving DateLastAccessed
On Error Resume Next
For Each Fil In oFolder.Files
Set objFolder = objShell.Namespace(oFolder.path)
Set objFolderItem = objFolder.ParseName(Fil.Name)
i=i+1
If i Mod 20 = 0 And TimeLimit <> 0 And Timer > (TimeLimit * 60 + StartTime) Then
GoTo FastExit
End If
If i Mod 50 = 0 Then
Application.StatusBar = "Processing File " & i
DoEvents
End If
X(i, 1) = oFolder.path
X(i, 2) = Fil.Name
X(i, 3) = Fil.DateLastAccessed
X(i, 4) = Fil.DateLastModified
X(i, 5) = Fil.DateCreated
X(i, 6) = Fil.Type
X(i, 7) = Fil.Size
X(i, 8) = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 8)
X(i, 9) = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 9)
X(i, 10) = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 10)
X(i, 11) = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 14)
Next

'Get subdirectories
If TimeLimit = 0 Then
Call RecursiveFolder(oFolder, 0)
Else
If Timer < (TimeLimit * 60 + StartTime) Then Call RecursiveFolder(oFolder, TimeLimit * 60 +
StartTime)
End If

FastExit:
Range("A:K") = X
If i < 65535 Then Range(Cells(i + 1, "A"), Cells(65536, "A")).EntireRow.Delete
Range("A:K").WrapText = False
Range("A:K").EntireColumn.AutoFit
Range("1:1").Font.Bold = True
Rows("2:2").Select
ActiveWindow.FreezePanes = True
Range("a1").Activate

Set FSO = Nothing


Set objShell = Nothing
Set oFolder = Nothing
Set objFolder = Nothing
Set objFolderItem = Nothing
Set Fil = Nothing
Application.StatusBar = ""
Application.ScreenUpdating = True
End Sub

Sub RecursiveFolder(xFolder, TimeTest As Long)


Dim SubFld
For Each SubFld In xFolder.SubFolders
Set oFolder = FSO.GetFolder(SubFld)
Set objFolder = objShell.Namespace(SubFld.path)
For Each Fil In SubFld.Files
Set objFolder = objShell.Namespace(oFolder.path)
'Problem with objFolder at times
If Not objFolder Is Nothing Then
Set objFolderItem = objFolder.ParseName(Fil.Name)
i=i+1
If i Mod 20 = 0 And TimeTest <> 0 And Timer > TimeTest Then
Exit Sub
End If
If i Mod 50 = 0 Then
Application.StatusBar = "Processing File " & i
DoEvents
End If
X(i, 1) = SubFld.path
X(i, 2) = Fil.Name
X(i, 3) = Fil.DateLastAccessed
X(i, 4) = Fil.DateLastModified
X(i, 5) = Fil.DateCreated
X(i, 6) = Fil.Type
X(i, 7) = Fil.Size
X(i, 8) = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 8)
X(i, 9) = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 9)
X(i, 10) = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 10)
X(i, 11) = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(objFolderItem, 14)
Else
Debug.Print Fil.path & " " & Fil.Name
End If
Next
Call RecursiveFolder(SubFld, TimeTest)
Next
End Sub

Function BrowseForFolder(Optional OpenAt As Variant) As Variant


'Function purpose: To Browser for a user selected folder.
'If the "OpenAt" path is provided, open the browser at that directory
'NOTE: If invalid, it will open at the Desktop level

Dim ShellApp As Object

'Create a file browser window at the default folder


Set ShellApp = CreateObject("Shell.Application"). _
BrowseForFolder(0, "Please choose a folder", 0, OpenAt)

'Set the folder to that selected. (On error in case cancelled)


On Error Resume Next
BrowseForFolder = ShellApp.self.path
On Error GoTo 0

'Destroy the Shell Application


Set ShellApp = Nothing

'Check for invalid or non-entries and send to the Invalid error


'handler if found
'Valid selections can begin L: (where L is a letter) or
'\\ (as in \\servername\sharename. All others are invalid
Select Case Mid(BrowseForFolder, 2, 1)
Case Is = ":"
If Left(BrowseForFolder, 1) = ":" Then GoTo Invalid
Case Is = "\"
If Not Left(BrowseForFolder, 1) = "\" Then GoTo Invalid
Case Else
GoTo Invalid
End Select

Exit Function

Invalid:
'If it was determined that the selection was invalid, set to False
BrowseForFolder = False

End Function

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