Using the DIR() Function Does Not Produce Error
Article ID: 133052
Article Last Modified on 8/19/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Excel 95a
- Microsoft Excel 5.0 Standard Edition
This article was previously published under Q133052
SYMPTOMS
In the versions of Microsoft Excel listed above, when you use the Dir()
function in a Visual Basic for Applications module, if the directory does
not exist or is incorrect, you do not receive a run-time error.
STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in the Microsoft products
listed at the beginning of this article. We are researching this problem
and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it
becomes available.
MORE INFORMATION
The Dir() Function returns the name of a file, directory, or folder that
matches a specified pattern or file attribute, or the volume label of a
drive.
REFERENCES
"Microsoft Excel Visual Basic for Applications Reference" version 5, page
198
For more information about the Dir function, choose the Search button in
Programming With Visual Basic Help, and type:
dir
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