Filtering a List of Files

[KingofSnake]

What I want to do is to get a list of files from a specified directory. I want this list to only pick up certain files, for example: *.jpg, *.gif, and *.bmp. How could this be done? I was using the Dir function, but it won't let me use all three filters.
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[KingofSnake]

Isn't there some way to do this?
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[jmarler]

Try this . . .

dim strFileName as string

strFileName = dir$("C:\*.jpg")

Do while len(trim$(strFileName)) > 0 
    Debug.print strFileName 
    strFileName = Dir$
Loop

Of course, you can specify whatever path you want (I used 'C:\') and whatever file extention you want (I used .jpg). Hope this works for you!



- Jeff Marler B-)

 

[KingofSnake]

Actually, I wanted more than just one filter. But I figured it out, I can't belive I didn't see it before.

All I needed to do was to do multiple dir's in a loop, and add the results in an array. *Hits head*

But thanks anyway.

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[jmarler]

Yeap! For multiple filter types, that is exactly what I would've done as well! ;-)

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[dgs]

Search for my FolderView on

http://www.Planet-Source-Code.com/vb/

It uses fast API to return multiple files. The code is in Vb6 and uses Split to return array of filespecs. It then loops thru API's which is much faster than Dir$ and it returns much more info.