Obtaining list of files within a directory

[NormRumac]

Hi.

I was wondering how to obtain a list of all files from a given directory, provided they match certain wildcard criterea.

Is there an API function that will return me an array populated with the list of matching files?

If not, how can I accomplish this? Basically, I want to obtain a list of *.txt files in a certain directory, and then paste that list onto a combo box from which the user can select from.

Thanks,
--Norm

 

[vb5prgrmr]

FindFirstFile and FindNextFile are the API's you are looking for. There are several examples around the web and this site. Even one at MS.

Have you read FAQ222-2244 yet?

Good Luck

 

[NormRumac]

Yes this seems to be what I am looking for.

Thanks.

--Norm

 

[Hypetia]

The most elegant and simplest solution is the [tt]CB_DIR[/tt] message, which does this job perfectly with a single [tt]SendMessage[/tt] call.
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[tt]
Private Declare Function SendMessage Lib "user32" Alias "SendMessageA" (ByVal hwnd As Long, ByVal wMsg As Long, ByVal wParam As Long, lParam As Any) As Long
Const CB_DIR = &H145

Private Sub Form_Load()
SendMessage Combo1.hwnd, CB_DIR, vbNormal, ByVal "C:\Windows\*.txt"
End Sub
[/tt]