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'Using Dir:

Public Function FolderExistsUsingDir(ByVal strFolder As String) As Boolean

On Error Resume Next
FolderExistsUsingDir = (Dir$(strFolder, vbDirectory) <> vbNullString)
End Function
'How can I call this function:
'Debug.Print FolderExistsUsingDir("C:\Temp\b1")

'Using FSO:

Public Function FolderExistsUsingFSO(ByVal sFolder As String) As Boolean

'Set a reference to "Microsoft Scripting Runtime"
Dim FSO As Scripting.FileSystemObject
Set FSO = New Scripting.FileSystemObject
FolderExistsUsingFSO = FSO.FolderExists(sFolder)
Set FSO = Nothing
End Function
'How can I call this function:
'Debug.Print FolderExistsUsingFSO("C:\Temp\b1")

'Using Attribute:

Public Function FolderExistsUsingAttrib(ByVal sFolder As String) As Boolean

Dim lRetVal As Long

On Error GoTo FileDoesntExist:

lRetVal = GetAttr(sFolder)
FolderExistsUsingAttrib = True
Exit Function

FileDoesntExist:
FolderExistsUsingAttrib = False

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End Function
'How can I call this function:
'Debug.Print FolderExistsUsingAttrib("C:\Temp\b1")

'Using API:

Private Declare Function PathIsDirectory Lib "shlwapi.dll" Alias "PathIsDirectoryA" _

(ByVal pszPath As String) As Long

Public Function FolderExistsUsingAPI(ByVal sFolder As String) As Boolean

FolderExistsUsingAPI = PathIsDirectory(sFolder)
End Function
'How can I call this function:
'Debug.Print FolderExistsUsingAPI("C:\Temp\b1")

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