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    Hi All

    Here is a method to list the files names from a directory.

    Write down the directory name in a cell (for example in E1 on Sheet1 : C:\My Documents\). Don't forget to add '\' at the end.
    Then define a Name using Name Manager.

    Hit CTRL+F3 to open the Name Manager dialogbox:

    1. Click on New
    2. Give a name (for example PDF_Files) in the Name box
    3. In the Refers to box, type =FILES(Sheet1!$E$1&"*.PDF"). (Replace '.PDF' with the file extension you want)
    4. Click OK.

    Now enter this formula in A2 and copied down,

    =IFERROR(INDEX(PDF_Files,ROWS($A$2:A2)),"")

    If you want to hyperlink these files, use the following folrmula

    =IFERROR(HYPERLINK($E$1&INDEX(PDF_Files,ROWS($A$2:A2)),INDEX(PDF_Files,ROW S($A$2:A2))),"")
    Last edited by Admin; 09-20-2013 at 03:44 PM.
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