How can I install/use “Scripting.FileSystemObject” in Excel 2010 for MAC?

Question

I am using Excel for Mac 2011 which has VBA version 14.0.

I am trying to use this code which accesses the file system, which I know

Answer 1

Mac doesn't support ActiveX (it's a Windows technology), so you can't create the Scripting.FileSystemObject; it doesn't exist. (Even if it did, it's based on FAT32 or NTFS file systems, so it wouldn't work on OS X anyway.)

Answer 2

To my knowledge, this approach won't be valid on Mac, as the external library doesnt exist.

Don't know Office 11 VBA, but the Dir() function works accross platforms for '03.

Answer 3

What about...? Writing mac compatible file i o code in vba

Answer 4

If you're just trying to enumerate all the files in a folder, Codematic have a pretty good VBA module which should work fine on the Mac. It's not free, though.