compare two directories to check if file already exists

Hi

I have two folders... "folder a" and "folder b" both within the C:\ drive

Folder B will contain "processed files".
Folder A will contain new files which are automaticlly placed in there from my email program.

Is there a way to highlight if the file in Folder A already exists in Folder B?

If the file does exist then a message is displayed. if the file does not exist then the macro will continue with the rest of the process...

Any ideas would be great!

Thanks

Hi there

I have found a way to work around this, however it now brings another problem....

I have a workbook called CHECK.xls with a sheet called Processed. The Processed sheet contains a list of files in column C which are present in the folder C:\processed

Is there a way to move those files from that folder into C:\processed\ready

But please bear in mind that I don't want ALL files to be moved, only the ones which are listed in column C in my processed workbook

Any ideas would be great (or would i be best to start a new topic?)

Thanks again

Also, you should maybe consider getting a Windows Explorer replacement, i.e. a different file manager. PM me if you want non-commercial suggestions. There are some excellent file manager applications which can compare large number of files on different (network) drives, in different directories(folders) and for which you compare them on content.
These typically also find duplicates, either content-duplicates or name-content-duplicates or name-content-date-duplicates or a combination.

I hope suggesting this is not against the rules, or any rule.