Directory subfolder

[cheyenne2002]

This is a strange question. I hope there is a way to accomplish this.

My boss wants to get a listing of all the folders we have on our P: drive (from the server) and all the subfolders so that we can see what type of hireracy we have have set up.

I'm hoping there is a way to do this so I don't have to do print screens for each one.

Any suggestions.
Sharon

 

[vacunita]

You can do this from the command prompt by using the tree command.

tree P:\ > dirstruct.txt


this will yield a nice text file that describes the folder hierarchy under P:

You can use the /F switch if you wan to also show files.


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[cheyenne2002]

I did the command and I see the file on my C drive but it is empty.

Sharon

 

[Davetoo]

Do it from the server.

I'm Certifiable, not cert-ified.
It just means my answers are from experience, not a book.

 

[cheyenne2002]

I will have to get permission to get on the server.

Thanks
Sharon

 

[vacunita]

That's weird. how are you running it? Do you get an error?
It works for me and I get something that look like this:

Folder PATH listing for volume xxxx
Volume serial number is xxxx-xxxx
E:\
????Folder
?   ????SubFolder
?   ?   ????SubSubfolder1
?   ?   ????SubSubfolder2
?   ?   ????SubSubfolder3
?   ?   ????SubSubfolder4
?   ?   ????SubSubfolder5

there is a space between P:\ and the ">" also between the > and the name of the file.

etc...

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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.

 

[vacunita]

The ??? should be ascii lines.

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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.

 

[cheyenne2002]

Actually nothing happens. Now I can't even get it to create the file name. I've checked the P drive and my documents on my C drive.

I typed in tree [space] P:\ [space]>[space]dirstruc.txt[space]/f

The cursor goes away and then pops up on the line below with a new command prompt. No file was created.

Sharon

 

[vacunita]

Remove the /f at the end. it you want the files put the /f after the P:\ and before the ">"

tree P:\ /f > dirstruct.txt

I can run this exact command for my P drive and it works from my workstation as long a I have access to the drive which I should have.



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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.

 

[cheyenne2002]

Where does it put the file when it is done? I have looked on P and on C. I must be doing something small wrong.

does it matter if I'm on the root of my C drive when I do it?

Do you see anything happening when your file is being created?

 

[vacunita]

Nothing happens while the file is being created, just the cursor blinks. The file should be created wherever you are located. So if you opened a command prompt and are located say:
C:\DOCUME~1\username> then that's where the file will be created.

You can be specific of where you want the file though:

tree P:\ /f > C:\myfile.txt

This will specifically create the file in the root of C:



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Ignorance is not necessarily Bliss, case in point:
Unknown has caused an Unknown Error on Unknown and must be shutdown to prevent damage to Unknown.

 

[cheyenne2002]

Finally got it to work, Thank you. I did have to do it on the server itself.

Thanks again
Sharon