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I have approx 700 excel files that I want to copy the quot;names ofquot;, to a list
in one Excel spread sheet. (Easily?). Please help?

ROD

Several methods to accomplish this.......I like Tushar's best.

To add a quot;Print Directoryquot; feature to Explorer, go to
this KB Article.

support.microsoft.com/default...EN-US;q272623amp;

Or you can download Printfolder 1.2 from.....

no-nonsense-software.com/freeware/

I use PF 1.2 and find it to be more than adequate with custom features.

OR Go to DOS(Command) prompt and directory.
Type DIR gt;MYFILES.TXT

All the above create a *.TXT file which can be opened in Notepad or Excel.

One more method if you want to by-pass the *.TXT file and pull directly to
Excel is to use Tushar Mehta's Excel Add-in. This allows filtering and
sorting once you have the data in Excel.

www.tushar-mehta.com/ scroll down to Add-insgt;Directory Listing.

Download the ZIP file and un-zip to your Office\Library folder.Gord Dibben Excel MVP

On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:49:42 -0800, ROD gt; wrote:

gt;I have approx 700 excel files that I want to copy the quot;names ofquot;, to a list
gt;in one Excel spread sheet. (Easily?). Please help?

One way is to open a DOS command window, change directories to the one you
are interested in, and use the DOS command

dir *.xls gt;list.txt

which will create a text file named list.txt containing a listing of all the
XLS files in that directory. You could then open it in Excel and parse itquot;RODquot; wrote:

gt; I have approx 700 excel files that I want to copy the quot;names ofquot;, to a list
gt; in one Excel spread sheet. (Easily?). Please help?

Thanx Duke- ended up using quot;Printfolderquot; a neat piece of software with a nice
GUI.
no-nonsense-software.com/freeware/quot;Duke Careyquot; wrote:

gt; One way is to open a DOS command window, change directories to the one you
gt; are interested in, and use the DOS command
gt;
gt; dir *.xls gt;list.txt
gt;
gt; which will create a text file named list.txt containing a listing of all the
gt; XLS files in that directory. You could then open it in Excel and parse it
gt;
gt;
gt; quot;RODquot; wrote:
gt;
gt; gt; I have approx 700 excel files that I want to copy the quot;names ofquot;, to a list
gt; gt; in one Excel spread sheet. (Easily?). Please help?

Thanx Gord, Used quot;Printfolderquot; exactly what I needed.

Cheers
Rod

quot;Gord Dibbenquot; wrote:

gt; ROD
gt;
gt; Several methods to accomplish this.......I like Tushar's best.
gt;
gt; To add a quot;Print Directoryquot; feature to Explorer, go to
gt; this KB Article.
gt;
gt; support.microsoft.com/default...EN-US;q272623amp;
gt;
gt; Or you can download Printfolder 1.2 from.....
gt;
gt; no-nonsense-software.com/freeware/
gt;
gt; I use PF 1.2 and find it to be more than adequate with custom features.
gt;
gt; OR Go to DOS(Command) prompt and directory.
gt; Type DIR gt;MYFILES.TXT
gt;
gt; All the above create a *.TXT file which can be opened in Notepad or Excel.
gt;
gt; One more method if you want to by-pass the *.TXT file and pull directly to
gt; Excel is to use Tushar Mehta's Excel Add-in. This allows filtering and
gt; sorting once you have the data in Excel.
gt;
gt; www.tushar-mehta.com/ scroll down to Add-insgt;Directory Listing.
gt;
gt; Download the ZIP file and un-zip to your Office\Library folder.
gt;
gt;
gt; Gord Dibben Excel MVP
gt;
gt; On Tue, 27 Dec 2005 12:49:42 -0800, ROD gt; wrote:
gt;
gt; gt;I have approx 700 excel files that I want to copy the quot;names ofquot;, to a list
gt; gt;in one Excel spread sheet. (Easily?). Please help?
gt;