Returns the next valid free file number (Integer).
In the VBA Editor, you can type “FreeFile(” to see the syntax for the FreeFile Function:
The FreeFile function contains an argument:
RangeNumber: [Optional] 0(default) to return file number in range 1-255. 1 to return file number in range 256-511.
Examples of Excel VBA FreeFile Function
Please run the following code.
Sub FreeFile_Example() Dim nIndex As Integer Dim nFileNumber As Integer Dim arrFileNumber(1 To 3) As Integer For nIndex = 1 To 3 nFileNumber = FreeFile ' Get unused file number arrFileNumber(nIndex) = nFileNumber ' number. Open "D:\test" & nIndex & ".txt" For Output As nFileNumber ' Create file name. Write #nFileNumber, "The file number of this file is " & nFileNumber ' Output text." Next nIndex For nIndex = 1 To 3 Close arrFileNumber(nIndex) ' Close file. Next nIndex End Sub
This will create 3 files on the D drive.
test1.txt: “The file number of this file is 1”
test2.txt: “The file number of this file is 2”
test3.txt: “The file number of this file is 3”
This shows that returns 1, 2, 3 by FreeFile function.
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