VBA Excel: list files in backup (prev. version) folder -
below simple code listing files in specified folder. works expected. however, when provide 1 of backup folders of folder, throws invalid path (backup folder path copied win explorer window).
e.g.: set objfolder = objfso.getfolder("d:\test")** 'works set objfolder = objfso.getfolder("d:\test (2015.2.12 3:12 pm)") 'not work. previous/backup version of folder test created win7
is there way list backup folder files vba in excel?
sub example1() dim objfso object dim objfolder object dim objfile object dim integer 'create instance of filesystemobject set objfso = createobject("scripting.filesystemobject") 'get folder object set objfolder = objfso.getfolder("d:\test") 'set objfolder = objfso.getfolder("d:\test (2015.2.12 3:12pm)") throws error = 1 'loops through each file in directory , prints names , path each objfile in objfolder.files 'print file name cells(i + 1, 1) = objfile.name 'print file path cells(i + 1, 2) = objfile.path = + 1 next objfile end sub how backup folders like:

when copy path , paste it, ? chars appear in brackets: \localhost\c$\users\iballa1\downloads (?friday, ?april ?17, ?2015, ??9:05 am)
you can't use colons in file names or folders names. : in time have in folder name can't create , can't there. don't know if that's typo in question or not though.
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