getting a list of files and dirs

how would i get a list of files in directorys in any given directory?
use the findfirstfile and then findnextfile commands with a *.* paramater as the filename? or maybe the ex ones?

Originally posted by Andrewthegreen
how would i get a list of files in directorys in any given directory?
use the findfirstfile and then findnextfile commands with a *.* paramater as the filename? or maybe the ex ones?

You can use the FindFirstFile & FindNextFile Apis....

Code:

#include <windows.h>//For FindFirstFile etc
#include <iostream>//For cout etc
#include <string>//For...well...ugh...string!
using std::string;
using std::cout;
using std::cin;
using std::endl;

int main(int argc,char** argv){

	WIN32_FIND_DATA wfd;//This holds the data on a found file
	string str;//To hold directory path

	cout << "Enter Directory to list files for" << endl;
	cin >> str;//Get path

	str += "\\*.*";//Add this to indicate we want all files
	
	HANDLE hFile =  FindFirstFile(str.c_str(),&wfd);//Find first
	if(hFile ==INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE){//If error..abort
		cout << "Error!! Aborting" << endl;
		return 1;
	}

	do{
		cout << wfd.cFileName << endl;
	}while(FindNextFile(hFile,&wfd));//Get the rest of the files

	FindClose(hFile);//Clean up!
	return 0;

}

and if you only wanted the files, then just AND the attributes parameter with the FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY, and NOT the whole thing.

Here's what I mean: (following from Fordy's code)

Code:

do{
        if( !(wfd.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY))
               cout << wfd.cFileName << endl;
}while(FindNextFile(hFile,&wfd));//Get the rest of the files

gosh, thanks! its not really for me, so ill put your names on it