How to find a file in a directory ? 2

[viettla]

Hi all,
I want to find a file in a directory and sub directories. How can I do it ?
Thank you very much

Viet

 

[Mike Lewis]

Hi Viet,

Use the ADIR() function. This builds an array containing all the files from a directory. You can then search the array to see if the required file is present.

Mike


Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland

http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk

 

[viettla]

Thank Mike,
it's quite simple but sometime I can't remember adir() function. Do you know API function which can do that ?

Viet

 

[Mike Lewis]

Viet,

Do you know API function which can do that ?

I could probably find one, but why do you need it? If the problem is that you can't remember how to use ADIR(), why would an API function be any easier?

Mike


Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland

http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk

 

[viettla]

Mike,
I only want to know if there is API can do it


Viet

 

[Mike Lewis]

Viet,

Check out the Windows Scripting Host / File System Object in MSDN. It's a COM server rather than an API call, but it does pretty well all the file functions you could want.

Mike


Mike Lewis
Edinburgh, Scotland

http://www.ml-consult.demon.co.uk

 

[Mike Gagnon]

viettla

This could find the first instance of a file in a directory:

DECLARE INTEGER FindFirstFile IN kernel32; 
    STRING   lpFileName,; 
    STRING @ lpFindFileData

Mike Gagnon

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[viettla]

Thank Mike Liwis,Mike Gagnon
You know everything, You are REAL Experts
thank in advance


Viet