VBA Code to delete files in a folder that do not contain a specific text string

[Raler]

Hi,

I am interested in writing a macro using VBA to loop through the file names within a folder and delete all files that are not named a specific file name. In the example below, I would like the macro to delete all files that are not named "Prepaid Maintenance.xlsx". So far, the only way I've been able to manage this is by creating a line of code to delete the files that are not named "Prepaid Maintenance.xlsx". Is there a better way to go about this?

 

[Micron]

Google 'vba loop over files' to see how to loop over them. Use an IF block to test for the file name, such as

If f.Name <> "myFileNameHere" Then
   line to kill the file here
End If

This sort of thing can be risky. If anyone, including you who might forget about this, places other files such as Word documents in that folder, they are gone too. If that can happen, you might also want to test for the file extension.

 

[Raler]

Thanks! I was able to create the below macro to solve my problem.

 

[Micron]

That works ok? I ask because you set filename to a path without specifying a file name, so at first, filename will never be "". That means for the first iteration, filename will never be "Prepaid Maintenance.xlsx". I think the first test might be the prior level of the directory so it may not be "" either (it sometimes can return "." or ".." if you are high enough in the directory tree). It may not matter if the first check returns either of those or the folder above, but I'm not sure. This would be along the lines of my approach:

fName = Dir("C:\...\" & "Prepaid Maintenance.xlsx")
Do While Len(fName)=0
   Kill fName
   fname = Dir
Loop

You also ought to maintain proper indentation to make your code easier to follow. Short ones like that, not much problem. Long procedure, it's a drudge to follow.