HyperLinks to folders with the same name as excel cell value

timofey

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Hi MrExcel community, this is my first time for posting here. Though I know the topic about matching(look up) and hyperlinks in VBA Excel has been repeated a lot. I have a macros that I would love to ask on how to code which I will explain the criteria of it down below with a picture for better visual explanation.
1. I have for example 300 casecodes from work in column A
2. I have exact same number of folders with name of these case codes.
3. I need to create hyperlinks to this folders which are on my computer.
Is it even possible? I found a way to create folders path with VBA and then with HyperLink formula create a link but this is too complex for me.
Hope you will help me ^^
 

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Also i found this vbacode but it wont work for me. No bugs in code from troubleshooter but links are not creating only deleting old ones.
VBA Code:
Sub SetLink()
Dim dir as String
Dim r as Range, c as Range
Dim FolderExists as Boolean

application.screenupdating = false 'turns off screen updating for speed

Set R = Range("A:A").SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants) 'this will select all cells in column A that have a value
ActiveSheet.Hyperlinks.Delete 'clears all hyperlinks... we're just going to add them back later...

For each c in R  'loops through all those cells one by one
 dir = "C:\Yourpathhere\" & c.Value  'change this to the path that houses your case number folders
 On Error Resume Next
   FolderExists = (GetAttr(dir) And vbDirectory) = vbDirectory
 On Error GoTo 0

 If FolderExists Then
   ActiveSheet.Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=c.Offset(,1), Address:=dir
 End If
Next c


application.screenupdating = true 'turns screen updating back on.

End Sub
 
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Try this macro. It expects the subfolder names to be on the active sheet in column A starting at A2. You must edit the code to change the Main_Folder string, which is the main folder containing all the subfolders.
VBA Code:
Public Sub Create_Links_To_Folders()

    Dim cell As Range
    
    Const Main_Folder  As String = "C:\path\to\main\folder\"     'CHANGE THIS
    
    'Create hyperlinks in column A for each cell in column A starting at A2
    
    With ActiveSheet
        For Each cell In .Range("A2", .Cells(.Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp))
            .Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=cell, Address:=Main_Folder & cell.Value
        Next
    End With
    
End Sub
 
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Try this macro. It expects the subfolder names to be on the active sheet in column A starting at A2. You must edit the code to change the Main_Folder string, which is the main folder containing all the subfolders.
VBA Code:
Public Sub Create_Links_To_Folders()

    Dim cell As Range
   
    Const Main_Folder  As String = "C:\path\to\main\folder\"     'CHANGE THIS
   
    'Create hyperlinks in column A for each cell in column A starting at A2
   
    With ActiveSheet
        For Each cell In .Range("A2", .Cells(.Rows.Count, "A").End(xlUp))
            .Hyperlinks.Add Anchor:=cell, Address:=Main_Folder & cell.Value
        Next
    End With
   
End Sub
Awesome it works, links was created but new problem appeared
 

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