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Zombie_Geek · 24-02-2006

..read a directory of files and output the filenames into a TXT file.

**geno888** · 24-02-2006

open a "command prompt" (start button --> Run --> cmd --> enter) and type

Dir "NameDir" > "NameFile.txt"

where namedir is the name of the dir you want read, > is the character >, and namefile.txt is the file containing the list

If you use Dir "NameDir" /s > "NameFile.txt"

the txt file will contain also all subdirectories contents

Zombie_Geek · 24-02-2006

Sweet! Thanks for the tip.

**geno888** · 24-02-2006

You're welcome

petremure · 25-02-2006

genno888, are you a guru in batch files too? if so, i'd like to ask your help to modify a batch file that creates a context menu item to list/print the folders' content. are you game?

**Da_Taxman** · 25-02-2006

DOS commands rule!

**geno888** · 25-02-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by petremure

genno888, are you a guru in batch files too? if so, i'd like to ask your help to modify a batch file that creates a context menu item to list/print the folders' content. are you game?

Sorry

My knowledge of DOS commands is really limited. I don't know how to create such a file. I'll ask to a friend (informatic engineer), but I'm not able to do it by myself.

petremure · 26-02-2006

Quote:

Originally Posted by geno888

Sorry

My knowledge of DOS commands is really limited. I don't know how to create such a file. I'll ask to a friend (informatic engineer), but I'm not able to do it by myself.

If he's game, please pm me, and thanks.

To clarify, There's a tip on doing this on www.onecomputerguy.com , but the text file created goes to the root directory (C

, and I'd like to modify it so it'll go in the directory that is listed.

*RichMan* · 26-02-2006

petremure, is this the batch file you are referring to?

Code:

@echo off 
dir %1 /o:g > c:\directory.txt
start /w notepad /p c:\directory.txt
del c:\directory.txt
exit

If yes, then just remove the c:\ from each line. When you run the batch file, it will create a directory.txt file in the folder you run it from.

petremure · 27-02-2006

yes, that's it! thanks a lot! i hope it works, it's a very good solution for this task, saves one from having to use one of several apps available on the www. why on earth didn't big bill implement it in windows as a default?

ukguy · 28-02-2006

hey I had needed this before and spent ages trying to find a freeware sofware that did this. have a look at: http://www.snapfiles.com/get/lsfilelist.html

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RichMan CD Freaks Expert Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 575	Re: I need a program that can.. petremure, is this the batch file you are referring to? Code: @echo off dir %1 /o:g > c:\directory.txt start /w notepad /p c:\directory.txt del c:\directory.txt exit If yes, then just remove the c:\ from each line. When you run the batch file, it will create a directory.txt file in the folder you run it from.

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