Thread: StrRetToBuf() and searching file system

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    Question StrRetToBuf() and searching file system

    I've been screwing around for the past few days trying to search through the file system to find all files of a certain type (*.mp3 in my case). Using a bunch of Shell functions I've managed to recursively move through folders and search files...it's pretty nasty but it (almost) works. First, is there a better way to be doing this?

    Second, I say it almost works because I'm trying to use the Shell API function StrRetToBuf() and Visual Studio keeps telling me it is not a defined function. I think I have all the proper libraries included and linked: (shlobj.h, shlwapi.h, shtypes.h). Anyone have any idea why I'm getting this error?

    C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\MyProjects\testIShell\main.cpp(36) : error C2065: 'StrRetToBuf' : undeclared identifier

    Thanks!

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    Have you tried FindFirstFile() FindNextFile() ect under Windows (using *.mp3)
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    For StrRetToBuf() you need shlwapi.h and will have to link shlwapi.lib. But you should used use the technique novacain described.

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    I've already included shlwapi.h and I'm linking shwapi.lib...this is all MSDN says is required to get it to work but still I get a compilation error.

    I am already using FindFirstFile() but that will only search the current directory and not any sub-folders. So I'm using the shell interface to recurse through each sub-folder and then use FindFirstFile().

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    I think if the OP was still waiting for an answer to a post this old, he'd deserve a medal.

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