Count files in dir

Is there any function to count the number of files in a folder except the findfirst, findnext api´s?

Use Dir

Code:

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    a = Dir(path)
    Do While Len(a)
      FileNo = FileNo + 1
      a=Dir
    Loop

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that bit of code will include other folders as files, so you will get a aflse result in some cases.

Use the FSO to get more reliable results.

[code]
'count files in a directory using FileSystemObject

Dim FSO As Object
Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set FSO = FSO.GetFolder("C:\my documents")
MsgBox FSO.Files.Count

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'count files in a directory using dir

Dim iFiles As Integer
Dim sDir As String
sDir = Dir("C:\My Documents\*.*", vbNormal + vbHidden + vbArchive + vbReadOnly + vbSystem)

While sDir <> ""
iFiles = iFiles + 1
sDir = Dir
Wend
MsgBox iFiles
[code]

The function i described does not include Directories.
It returns the number of files.
Check it out for yourself.

I´m going to create a component that optimizes the upload of files to a database (file stored in filesystem, path saved in db). It´s says that in order to speed things up you should store 500 files at the most in the same folder. So I don´t have to count all the files in subfolders.