ObjFile.Name not comapring with String in VBA Excel - vba

Question

i have a variable String named fileName and another variable named finalDoc
i am trying to compare both but it is not working. the program does not go in the if condition
Dim fileName As String
fileName = objFile.Name
finalDoc = cellValue & "-" & Range(sheetNo).Value & ".pdf"
//The fileName and finalDoc are getting values as expected
If finalDoc = fileName Then
'MsgBox finalDoc & " " & fileName
End If
the if condition is not working. it only works if i hardcode the value in fileName like
fileName ="abc.pdf"
any suggestions, i think this is a type issue String etc. Any help would be appreciated.
Using VBA of Excel 2013

Answer 1

You can't compare a string using "=". You must use the StrComp command that will return an integer depending on the outcome.
More information can be found Here
But here is an example that returns a match when comparing ABC.pdf and abc.pdf:
Sub test1()
Dim fileName1 As String
Dim fileName2 As String
Dim TestComp As Integer
fileName1 = "abc.pdf"
fileName2 = "ABC.pdf"
TestComp = StrComp(fileName1, fileName2, vbTextCompare)
If TestComp = 0 Then
MsgBox ("Match!")
Else
MsgBox (fileName1 & " and " & fileName2 & " are No Match. Outcome is " & TestComp)
End If
End Sub
All you now need to do is adjust this code to suit your needs.
Basically:
Dim fileName As String
Dim TestComp As Integer
fileName = objFile.Name
finalDoc = cellValue & "-" & Range(sheetNo).Value & ".pdf"
TestComp = StrComp(fileName,finalDoc,vbTextCompare)
If TestComp = 0 Then
//Insert code to run for a correct match
Else
//Insert code to run for incorrect match
End If