Jan 07, 2018 Hi Friends, I am using below FSO object because of my requirements. Because of this every time I run the code, I have to go to Menu Bar, select Tools - References - Microsoft Scripting Runtime and check it. The FileSystemObject VBA OpenTextFile function opens a file as a TextStream object for text read, write, or append (does not allow binary operations. The VBA FileSystemObject (FSO) provides access the computer file system allowing you to create, delete, edit and copy files / folders. It allows you also to obtain various file and folder system properties. FileSystem Object is available in in all MS Office applications including for Excel VBA.
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I found a VBA macro that prints Outlook attachments automatically. A rule triggers the macro.
But the macro needs a reference to
Microsoft Scripting Runtime
to work. I saved the code in ThisOutlookSession and it works fine when I reference the library via Tools » References.But the reference needs to be added every time the program is opened. The macro is there after the startup, but the reference is not. I would like the macro to run continuously without the need for any additional clicks upon system startup.
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2 Answers
Please have a look at 'VBA Early Binding' and 'VBA Late Binding'. for advantages and disadvantages of both methods.
You are using Earling Binding in this line:
Set oFS = New FileSystemObject
. 'New' is a good indicator that Early binding is used. That's why you have to enable a reference on every machine where the macro runs.If you use Late Binding, you don't have to enable references. The macro would work on every machine.
You can convert Early Binding
to Late Binding
Attention: If you use Late Binding, underlying numerical values of named variables are unknown to the system. You have to convert those named variables to their corresponding numerical value.
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To get the numerical value, temporarily re-enable your library (e.g. Microsoft Scripting Runtime), go to the VBA editor and open the immediate window (CTRL+G). Write for example
?TemporaryFolder
into the immediate window and press enter. As you see in the screenshot 2
is the value of our named variable TemporaryFolder
Repeat the steps for all other problematic variables and replace them with their value. Finally untick the library reference and your code is running on every machine whether the library is enabled or not.
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It is good to know, that
- Early Binding ( Explicitly checked Reference links ) is useful for the development or debugging, because of VBA editor Intellisense, strong object type control and named constants. It is also reportedly faster.
- Late Binding ( independent on Reference links) is useful for inter-machine compatibility.
I use with advantage the fast switching of Early/Late binding.
- I set by the VBA Editor in the VBA Project properties the Conditional compilation arguments to
EarlyBinding = 1
.
- I use then for the development the conditional compilation directives like below, with active EarlyBinding branch.
- When ready to release, I switch to
EarlyBinding = 0
and the project turns From Early to Late Binding for the final Late binding testing. - Edit: Do not forget to cancel the References previously explicitly used for the Early Binding
For the FileSystemObject TemporaryFolder example, it can be illustrated as:
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-->Provides access to a computer's file system.
Syntax
Scripting.FileSystemObject
Remarks
The following code illustrates how the FileSystemObject object is used to return a TextStream object that can be read from or written to:
In the example code:
- The CreateObject function returns the FileSystemObject (
fs
). - The CreateTextFile method creates the file as a TextStream object (
a
). - The WriteLine method writes a line of text to the created text file.
- The Close method flushes the buffer and closes the file.
Methods
Method | Description |
---|---|
BuildPath | Appends a name to an existing path. |
CopyFile | Copies one or more files from one location to another. |
CopyFolder | Copies one or more folders from one location to another. |
CreateFolder | Creates a new folder. |
CreateTextFile | Creates a text file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from, or write to the file. |
DeleteFile | Deletes one or more specified files. |
DeleteFolder | Deletes one or more specified folders. |
DriveExists | Checks if a specified drive exists. |
FileExists | Checks if a specified file exists. |
FolderExists | Checks if a specified folder exists. |
GetAbsolutePathName | Returns the complete path from the root of the drive for the specified path. |
GetBaseName | Returns the base name of a specified file or folder. |
GetDrive | Returns a Drive object corresponding to the drive in a specified path. |
GetDriveName | Returns the drive name of a specified path. |
GetExtensionName | Returns the file extension name for the last component in a specified path. |
GetFile | Returns a File object for a specified path. |
GetFileName | Returns the file name or folder name for the last component in a specified path. |
GetFolder | Returns a Folder object for a specified path. |
GetParentFolderName | Returns the name of the parent folder of the last component in a specified path. |
GetSpecialFolder | Returns the path to some of Windows' special folders. |
GetTempName | Returns a randomly generated temporary file or folder. |
Move | Moves a specified file or folder from one location to another. |
MoveFile | Moves one or more files from one location to another. |
MoveFolder | Moves one or more folders from one location to another. |
OpenAsTextStream | Opens a specified file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to read from, write to, or append to the file. |
OpenTextFile | Opens a file and returns a TextStream object that can be used to access the file. |
WriteLine | Writes a specified string and new-line character to a TextStream file. |
Properties
Property | Description |
---|---|
Drives | Returns a collection of all Drive objects on the computer. |
Name | Sets or returns the name of a specified file or folder. |
Path | Returns the path for a specified file, folder, or drive. |
Size | For files, returns the size, in bytes, of the specified file; for folders, returns the size, in bytes, of all files and subfolders contained in the folder. |
Type | Returns information about the type of a file or folder (for example, for files ending in .TXT, 'Text Document' is returned). |
See also
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Microsoft Scripting Runtime Reference
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