> Hi Tim,
>
> For whatever reason (?), Microsoft choose to remove FileSearch from Access
> 2007. If you are searching just one folder, you should be able to use the DIR
> function. If you are searching a specified path and all sub-directories, then
> you'll likely need to substitute an API method. So far, I know of only one
> document, written by Access MVP Doug Steele, that shows how to do this, but
> it is not free. I think that you can purchase just the given issue, without
> having to have a full subscription:
>
>
http://advisor.com/doc/16279>
> You might try searching for information on the FindFirstFile, FindNextFile
> and FindClose API functions, but I suspect that your time will be better
> spent by simply contacting Access Advisor and purchasing this issue.
>
>
> Tom Wickerath
> Microsoft Access MVP
>
>
http://www.access.qbuilt.com/html/expert_contributors.html>
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>
> "Tim G." wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > Some code that I wrote in ACC2003 using the FileSearch object does not work
> > in the 2007 Beta. I have read that the new object model has "hidden" this
> > object (though I'm not sure what that means precisely). At any rate the
> > FileSearch object has ceased to function.
> >
> > Is anyone aware of this issue and/or a work-around to using the FileSearch
> > object to getting a list of file names from a specified path?
> >
> > Many thanks,
> >
> > Tim