Hi, I was wondering if there's a way to list the names of some files in a folder. I was thinking about doing something like
system ("cd fildfile");
system ("dir");
but all I want is the filenames, not the complete info of each file. The files will have a max of 10 letters.
I'm using ms vc and windows xp
thanks!!
Or even, novel concept this, the FAQ
That's fantastic, but there isn't any simple function that'll do it is there? I also got this message when I tried to run it:
even though:return.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
--------------------Configuration: return - Win32 Debug--------------------
Compiling...
return.c
Linking...
return.exe - 0 error(s), 0 warning(s)
salem, why does it say "banned" under your name?
Hmmm ... it doesn't seem to recognise dir.h ...any ideas???
--------------------Configuration: file - Win32 Debug--------------------
Compiling...
file.c
u:\file.c(2) : fatal error C1083: Cannot open include file: 'dir.h': No such file or directory
Error executing cl.exe.
file.obj - 1 error(s), 0 warning(s)
You've taken the first example because you use a Borland Compiler, right?
I wrote you a quick example, under windows you have to use FindFirstFile and FindNextFile, but like all windows API functions it is hardly intuitive also I don't see why they couldn't just make it one function.Originally Posted by twomers
Hmmm ... it doesn't seem to recognise dir.h ...
Code:#include <stdio.h> #include <windows.h> /* * listfiles.c, an example of listing files * in a directory using Windows API. */ int main(void) { WIN32_FIND_DATA ffd; char dir[] = "c:\\program files\\*"; /* '*' is a wildcard character it tells FindFirstFile to find any file in the directory */ HANDLE h = FindFirstFile(dir, &ffd); if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) { printf("Unable to list files."); return 0; } printf("Listing files in directory %s\n", dir); do { printf("%s\n", ffd.cFileName); /* ffd.cFileName is the name of the file found */ } while (FindNextFile(h, &ffd) != 0); return 0; }
what's a borland compiler??
That's a fantastic piece of code!! and it works
its a compiler which actually compiles C/C++ programs
http://www.borland.com/us/products/index.html
ssharish2005
>>> and it works
It may work as a small isolated program, however, as production code or as part of a larger program that is doing this a lot, it will cause problems. It does not, for example, close the search handle which it should.
My tutorial starting here addresses this and other issues.
It is written in C++ but if you change the couts to printfs it will work, the API calls and returns will be the same.
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Oops my bad, I only whipped it up in a couple of minutes. Just pop a FindClose(h); in there before return 0. Oh yeah and there's no need for my string to be a character array too I guess.
Code:#include <stdio.h> #include <windows.h> /* * listfiles.c, an example of listing files * in a directory using Windows API. */ int main(void) { WIN32_FIND_DATA ffd; char *dir = "c:\\winnt\\*"; /* '*' is a wildcard character */ HANDLE h = FindFirstFile(dir, &ffd); if (h == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) { printf("Unable to list files."); return 0; } printf("Listing files in directory %s\n", dir); do { printf("%s\n", ffd.cFileName); } while (FindNextFile(h, &ffd) != 0); FindClose(h); return 0; }
Last edited by Brian; 01-03-2006 at 02:41 PM.
