Comments on: Changing names of some files in a directory http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/11/21/changing-names-of-some-files-in-a-directory/ Daily posts of Excel tips…and other stuff Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:06:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Tushar Mehta http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/11/21/changing-names-of-some-files-in-a-directory/#comment-42383 Tushar Mehta Tue, 24 Nov 2009 20:14:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3279#comment-42383 <p>Rob: I spent several formative years programming in languages with a very powerful compile-time language - extending well beyond the simple #If capabilities supported by VB. So, one could say the use of compiler directives is second nature to me.</p> <p>In addition to using it for early/late binding, I also use compiler directives to "remove" code without actually removing it and testing new code while leaving the old code alone.</p> Rob: I spent several formative years programming in languages with a very powerful compile-time language – extending well beyond the simple #If capabilities supported by VB. So, one could say the use of compiler directives is second nature to me.

In addition to using it for early/late binding, I also use compiler directives to “remove” code without actually removing it and testing new code while leaving the old code alone.

]]> By: fzz http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/11/21/changing-names-of-some-files-in-a-directory/#comment-42367 fzz Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:17:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3279#comment-42367 <p>The advantages of using a single bushy procedure vs a wrapper udf calling one of two simpler, specific procedures (one using regexps the other not) is unclear to me.</p> <p>But then using VBA for this sort of thing rather than shell scripts, even batch files, seems pointless. While I could use batch files to generate Fibonacci numbers, I wouldn't. While I could use VBA to rename files, I wouldn't. Extolling the virtues of driving screws with hammers.</p> The advantages of using a single bushy procedure vs a wrapper udf calling one of two simpler, specific procedures (one using regexps the other not) is unclear to me.

But then using VBA for this sort of thing rather than shell scripts, even batch files, seems pointless. While I could use batch files to generate Fibonacci numbers, I wouldn’t. While I could use VBA to rename files, I wouldn’t. Extolling the virtues of driving screws with hammers.

]]> By: hans schraven http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/11/21/changing-names-of-some-files-in-a-directory/#comment-42357 hans schraven Mon, 23 Nov 2009 12:07:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3279#comment-42357 <p>instead of your function addpathseparator</p> <div style="overflow: auto; white-space: nowrap;" class="codecolorer-container vb default"><div style="white-space: nowrap;" class="vb codecolorer"><span class="kw1">With</span> Application<br>         DirName = Replace(DirName & .PathSeparator, <span class="kw1">String</span>(2, .PathSeparator), .PathSeparator)<br>     <span class="kw1">End</span> <span class="kw1">With</span></div></div> instead of your function addpathseparator

With Application
        DirName = Replace(DirName &amp; .PathSeparator, String(2, .PathSeparator), .PathSeparator)
    End With
]]> By: Rob van Gelder http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/archives/2009/11/21/changing-names-of-some-files-in-a-directory/#comment-42350 Rob van Gelder Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:28:00 +0000 http://www.dailydoseofexcel.com/?p=3279#comment-42350 <p>I'd never considered using #Const to switch between Early and Late binding. Great idea!</p> I’d never considered using #Const to switch between Early and Late binding. Great idea!

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