6.1.2.5.1.2 Dir

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Function Declaration 

 Function Dir(Optional PathName As Variant, 
              Optional Attributes 
                     As VbFileAttribute = vbNormal              )As String

Parameter

Description

PathName

Any data value (section 2.1) that specifies a file name. It can include directory or folder, and drive. The data value SHOULD be Let-coercible to String. A zero-length string ("") is returned if PathName is not found.

Attributes

Constant or numeric expression, whose sum specifies file attributes. If omitted, returns files that match PathName but have no attributes.

 

Runtime Semantics.

§ Returns a String data value representing the name of a file, directory, or folder that matches a specified pattern or file attribute, or the volume label of a drive.

§ The attributes argument can be the logical or any combination of the values of the vbFileAttribute enumeration.

§ Dir supports the use of multiple character (*) and single character (?) wildcards to specify multiple files.