vba - "Object doesn't support this option" Error 445 in VB Code

Question

I am trying to make this code work. It gives the runtime error. Any help on how to fix it will be much appreciated. I am putting this code together to retain the files for record retention and I am no that much of a programmer. Thank you.

The error is in the file search method.

  Option Explicit
    Sub PopulateDirectoryList()
'dimension variables
        Dim objFSO As FileSystemObject, objFolder As Folder
Dim objFile As File, strSourceFolder As String, x As Long, i As Long
Dim wbNew As Workbook, wsNew As Worksheet

ToggleStuff False 'turn of screenupdating

Set objFSO = New FileSystemObject  'set a new object in memory
strSourceFolder = BrowseForFolder 'call up the browse for folder routine
If strSourceFolder = "" Then Exit Sub

Workbooks.Add 'create a new workbook

Set wbNew = ActiveWorkbook
Set wsNew = wbNew.Sheets(1) 'set the worksheet
wsNew.Activate
'format a header
With wsNew.Range("A1:F1")
    .Value = Array("File", "Size", "Modified Date", "Last Accessed", "Created Date", "Full Path", "Size")
    .Interior.ColorIndex = 7
    .Font.Bold = True
    .Font.Size = 12
End With

***With Application.FileSearch*** 'ERROR
    .LookIn = strSourceFolder  'look in the folder browsed to
   .FileType = msoFileTypeAllFiles 'get all files
    .SearchSubFolders = True  'search sub directories
    .Execute

 For x = 1 To .FoundFiles.Count 'for each file found, by the count (or index)
       i = x 'make the variable i = x
       If x > 60000 Then  'if there happens to be more than multipls of 60,000 files, then add a new sheet
          i = x - 60000  'set i to the right number for row placement below
          Set wsNew = wbNew.Sheets.Add(after:=Sheets(wsNew.Index))
          With wsNew.Range("A1:F1")
            .Value = Array("File", "Parent Folder", "Full Path", "Modified Date", _
                                               "Last Accessed", "Size")
            .Interior.ColorIndex = 7
            .Font.Bold = True
            .Font.Size = 12
           End With

       End If
        On Error GoTo Skip 'in the event of a permissions error

        Set objFile = objFSO.GetFile(.FoundFiles(x)) 'set the object to get it's properties
         With wsNew.Cells(1, 1) 'populate the next row with the variable data
             .Offset(i, 0) = objFile.Name
             .Offset(i, 1) = Format(objFile.Size, "0,000") & " KB"
             .Offset(i, 2) = objFile.DateLastModified
             .Offset(i, 3) = objFile.DateLastAccessed
             .Offset(i, 4) = objFile.DateCreated
             .Offset(i, 5) = objFile.Path

         End With
          ' Next objFile
Skip:
'this is in case a Permission denied error comes up or an unforeseen error
'Do nothing, just go to next file
     Next x
wsNew.Columns("A:F").AutoFit

End With

'clear the variables
Set objFolder = Nothing
Set objFile = Nothing
Set objFSO = Nothing
Set wsNew = Nothing
Set wbNew = Nothing

ToggleStuff True 'turn events back on
End Sub
Sub ToggleStuff(ByVal x As Boolean)
Application.ScreenUpdating = x
Application.EnableEvents = x
End Sub


Function BrowseForFolder(Optional OpenAt As Variant) As Variant
    '''Code from kpuls, www.VBAExpress.com..portion of Knowledge base submission

  Dim ShellApp As Object
  Set ShellApp = CreateObject("Shell.Application"). _
    BrowseForFolder(0, "Please choose a folder", 0, OpenAt)

    On Error Resume Next
    BrowseForFolder = ShellApp.self.Path
    On Error GoTo 0

    Set ShellApp = Nothing

    Select Case Mid(BrowseForFolder, 2, 1)
        Case Is = ":"
            If Left(BrowseForFolder, 1) = ":" Then GoTo Invalid
        Case Is = ""
            If Not Left(BrowseForFolder, 1) = "" Then GoTo Invalid
        Case Else
            GoTo Invalid
        End Select
    Exit Function

Invalid:


ToggleStuff True
End Function

Answer 1

To get some help, you need to specify where you get the error. This time you've been lucky, I've recognized an error I went through some time ago.

Cause of the error

With Application.FileSearch

Error description

Run-time error 445: Object doesn't support this option

Cause

The method has been removed since > Excel 2003. In later versions, in fact, the method has just been removed because of stability-security reasons.

Work-around

Someone (not me, I've just come through it for a replacement I quickly had to do) didn't accept this change and has developed some alternative functions to embed in you VBA project and keep on using an "almost-the-same" approach. There are several through the web (by simply browsing alternative solutions to FileSearch after Excel 2003, here you find the solution I've implemented successfully; clearly you need to adapt it to your code but this is the way to go if you want to keep on using your current approach.