Visual Basic (VB and VBA)

Copyright 1999-2001 Christopher Greaves. All rights reserved.
Home Page and email to [email protected]
If in doubt, record a macro and inspect the entrails!

 

 

Please read the DISCLAIMER.

Here is an INDEX to all the procedures.

You will probably need one copy of my GLOBAL DECLARATIONS.



Public Function doQKill(strFileName As String, Optional strPrompt As String = "")
' Procedure :   doQKill
' Description:  Kill the file, optionally ask the user.
' Copyright: Chris Greaves Inc.
' Inputs:       File/document name, Optional prompt
' Returns:      Nothing
' Assumes:      Nothing
' Side Effects: Will delete a file.
' Tested:       By the calls shown below.
    If strPrompt = "" Then
        If boolDocIsOpen(strFileName) Then
            Documents(strGetFilename(strFileName, 4)).Close savechanges:=wdDoNotSaveChanges
        End If
        If boolFileExists(strFileName) Then
            On Error GoTo Failed
            Kill strFileName
        End If
    Else
        If UCase(InputBox(strPrompt, "doQKill", "Y")) = "Y" Then
            If boolDocIsOpen(strFileName) Then
                Documents(strGetFilename(strFileName, 4)).Close savechanges:=wdDoNotSaveChanges
            End If
            If boolFileExists(strFileName) Then
            On Error GoTo Failed
                Kill strFileName
            End If
            Else
        End If
    End If
    GoTo Ended
Failed:
    MsgBox "This file may be in use by another user or process: " & strFileName
Ended:
'Sub TESTdoQKill()
'Call doQKill("c:\eraseme.txt")
'Call doQKill("c:\eraseme.txt", "is this ok?")
'Call doQKill("c:\eraseme.txt")
'End Sub
End Function

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Visual Basic (VB and VBA)

Copyright 1999-2001 Christopher Greaves. All rights reserved.
Home Page and email to [email protected]
If in doubt, record a macro and inspect the entrails!

 

 

Please read the DISCLAIMER.

Here is an INDEX to all the procedures.

You will probably need one copy of my GLOBAL DECLARATIONS.

Public Function doQKill(strFileName As String, Optional strPrompt As String = "")
' Procedure :   doQKill
' Description:  Kill the file, optionally ask the user.
' Copyright: Chris Greaves Inc.
' Inputs:       File/document name, Optional prompt
' Returns:      Nothing
' Assumes:      Nothing
' Side Effects: Will delete a file.
' Tested:       By the calls shown below.
    If strPrompt = "" Then
        If boolDocIsOpen(strFileName) Then
            Documents(strGetFilename(strFileName, 4)).Close savechanges:=wdDoNotSaveChanges
        End If
        If boolFileExists(strFileName) Then
            On Error GoTo Failed
            Kill strFileName
        End If
    Else
        If UCase(InputBox(strPrompt, "doQKill", "Y")) = "Y" Then
            If boolDocIsOpen(strFileName) Then
                Documents(strGetFilename(strFileName, 4)).Close savechanges:=wdDoNotSaveChanges
            End If
            If boolFileExists(strFileName) Then
            On Error GoTo Failed
                Kill strFileName
            End If
            Else
        End If
    End If
    GoTo Ended
Failed:
    MsgBox "This file may be in use by another user or process: " & strFileName
Ended:
'Sub TESTdoQKill()
'Call doQKill("c:\eraseme.txt")
'Call doQKill("c:\eraseme.txt", "is this ok?")
'Call doQKill("c:\eraseme.txt")
'End Sub
End Function

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