Function GetFiles(fldr As String, Optional fltr As String = "*.*") As Variant
    Dim sTemp As String, sHldr As String
    If Right$(fldr, 1) <> "\" Then fldr = fldr & "\"
    sTemp = Dir(fldr & fltr)
    If sTemp = "" Then
        FileList = Split("No files found", "|") 'ensures an array is returned
        Exit Function
    End If
    Do
        sHldr = Dir
        If sHldr = "" Then Exit Do
        sTemp = sTemp & "|" & sHldr
    Loop
    FileList = Split(sTemp, "|")
End Function