Runtime Error 76 Path not found

Question

I have this Error Message, i'm completely lost...

I think I checked everything that could be wrong, maybe one of you guys can see a mistake or something. My brain is now completely blocked.

Thanks in advance

Option Explicit

Public newestFile As Object

Sub Scan_Click()
    Dim path As String
    Dim row As Integer: row = 2
    Dim ws As Worksheet

    Set ws = ThisWorkbook.Sheets("ETA File Server")

    With ws
        Do
            If .Cells(row, 1).Value = "" Then Exit Do

            path = .Cells(row, 1).Value

            Application.StatusBar = "Processing folder " & path
            DoEvents

            If .Cells(row, 1).Value <> "Root" Then
                Call getNewestFile(path)

                .Cells(row, 9).Value = newestFile.DateLastModified
                .Cells(row, 10).Value = newestFile.Name

                Set newestFile = Nothing
                row = row + 1
            Else
                row = row + 1
            End If
        Loop
    End With

    Application.StatusBar = "Done"
End Sub

Private Sub getNewestFile(folderpath As String)
    Dim objFSO As Object, objFolder As Object, objFile As Object

    'get the filesystem object from the system
    Set objFSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
    Set objFolder = objFSO.GetFolder(folderpath)

    'go through the subfolder and call itself
    For Each objFile In objFolder.SubFolders
        Call getNewestFile(objFile.path)
        DoEvents
    Next


    For Each objFile In objFolder.Files
        If newestFile Is Nothing Then
            Set newestFile = objFile
        ElseIf objFile.DateLastModified > newestFile.DateLastModified Then
            Set newestFile = objFile
        End If
    Next
End Sub

Solution 1

Allright I found an answer! Windows can only handle paths under 255 characters.

So all you have to do is add \\?\ before a path, for example \\?\c:\users on server adressen you have to add \\?\unc --> \\?\unc\servername\path

Hope that helps you out!

Solution 2

I get this error when the file I am trying to reach is in SharePoint. As a workaround what I do is I will open that link in Explorer view (SharePoint link - Library - Connect & Export - Open with Explorer). Once I have the SP in explorer view it functions smoothly. To resolve this we have to map that SP link into a drive and call the drive address instead of SP link. Link for that - Get the content of a sharepoint folder with Excel VBA