Create Microsoft Scripting Runtime Reference

Microsoft Scripting Runtime Reference

Create Microsoft Scripting Runtime Library Reference. Here are the instructions to add reference before running below VBA macro code.

Step by step instructions to add Microsoft Scripting Library reference

Here are the step by step instructions to add reference.

  • Go to Tools from Visual Basic Editor (VBE) menu.
  • Click on references from the available options.
  • Check the Microsoft scripting Runtime.
  • Click on OK.
  • Please find the below screenshot for your reference.
FSO Microsoft Scripting Runtime
FSO Microsoft Scripting Runtime

Create FSO Object

Let us see how to create FSO object in visual basic editor window. It has to be crate in the standard module. It gives access to file system object(FSO) in VBA.

Sub VBAF1_Create_FSO_Object()
    
    'Variable declaration
    Dim FSO As Scripting.FileSystemObject
   
   'Crate object for FSO
    Set FSO = New Scripting.FileSystemObject
    
End Sub

VBA FSO Auto List Members

Now you can access all VBA FSO Auto List Members of file system object(FSO). After entering FSO. enter Alt + Space Bar from keyboard to see auto list members.

VBA FSO Auto List Members
VBA FSO Auto List Members

Enable VBA FSO Auto List Members

You can enable VBA FSO Auto List Members by following step by step instructions.

  • Go to Tools from Visual Basic Editor (VBE) menu.
  • Click on Options from the available options.
  • Go to Editor tab.
  • Check Auto List Members(if it is not checked).
  • Click Ok.
  • You can find following screen shot for visual representation and better understand.
VBA FSO Enable Auto List Members
VBA FSO Enable Auto List Members

Instructions to Run VBA Macro Code or Procedure:

You can refer the following link for the step by step instructions.

Instructions to run VBA Macro Code

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1 thought on “Create Microsoft Scripting Runtime Reference”

  1. Hi! I’m building out a list that opens my files with a macro (ranging from .txt, docx, xlsm etc.), I was using the following tutorial and along with your information was able to finish my task:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0rdtX9bHmw

    Thanks so much for your write-up, & here’s what I was thinking in case someone else can get use out of it (pasted below); next steps for cleaning script up would be to loop it under Shell.Open.

    Sub ImportAnyObject()

    Dim PathandFile1 As String
    Dim PathandFile2 As String
    Dim FSO As Object
    Set FSO = CreateObject(“Scripting.FileSystemObject”)
    Dim Shell As Object
    Set Shell = CreateObject(“Shell.Application”)

    Dim Workbook1 As String
    Dim path1 As String
    ‘Dim SheetCopyFrom As String
    ‘Dim RangeName As String

    Dim Workbook2 As String
    Dim path2 As String
    ‘Dim fileFound As Boolean

    ‘Concatenate the path and the file
    path1 = Sheets(“Links”).Cells(3, 1) & “\”
    Workbook1 = Sheets(“Links”).Cells(3, 2)
    PathandFile1 = path1 & Workbook1
    ‘SheetCopyFrom = Sheets(“Links”).Cells(3, 3)
    ‘RangeCopyFrom = Sheets(“Links”).Cells(3, 4)
    ‘PathandFile = Application.GetOpenFilename(, , “Browse for Workbook”)
    path2 = Sheets(“Links”).Cells(4, 1) & “\”
    Workbook2 = Sheets(“Links”).Cells(4, 2)
    PathandFile2 = path2 & Workbook2

    Shell.Open (PathandFile1)
    Shell.Open (PathandFile2)

    End Sub

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