Directory Functions

[smarta_982002]

I'm trying to write code so that I can search through a folder and determine the last date that each file was modified. I have the code to determine the date that the files were modified, but I dont have code to get the filenames from the folder, the filenames are not always the same. So far, I have the following code.

  struct ffblk finfo;
  char array[100][20];  /* array to store 100 file names */
  int done;
  int counter = 0 , i;
  printf("File names stored in the array:\n");
  done = findfirst("*.*",&finfo,0);
  while (!done)
  {
     strcpy(array[counter++] , finfo.ff_name);
     done = findnext(&finfo);
  }
  for(i = 0; i < counter ; i++)
  printf("%s\n" ,array[i]);
  getch();

The problem I have is that I was supposed to use the dir.h header file. However, my Visual Studio version doesnt have that header file. So I cant use the findfirst or the findnext functions. So does anyone know where I can download the dir.h header file. Or is there another way that I can get the filenames from a directory?

[foxman]

Or is there another way that I can get the filenames from a directory?

This is system specific. Maybe with some luck you could find a generic implementation who targets multiple-platforms, but i don't know any.

As for your dir.h missing header file, well i don't know much what you are talking about, but even if you could find the dir.h file over the internet, you would still need the "object" file associated with it, which could be a lot more complicated to find...

If you are on windows, you could use the Win32 API. Here's a link that gives you the possiblity of file/directory manipulation.

[matsp]

In particular, you will want FindFirstFile(), FindNextFile() and FindClose().

The code you posted looks like something from Borland C or some other DOS compiler.

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Mats

[dwks]

As for your dir.h missing header file, well i don't know much what you are talking about, but even if you could find the dir.h file over the internet, you would still need the "object" file associated with it, which could be a lot more complicated to find...

Indeed. http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/...&id=1043284385

You might also want to have a look at this FAQ: http://faq.cprogramming.com/cgi-bin/...&id=1044780608

As a side note, I believe MSVC does have findfirst(), as _findfirst().