Thread: File Search - more in depth help needed

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    File Search - more in depth help needed

    This code, not written by me just edited, scans the given directory for mp3's, problem is it only scans that folder. IE if you type c:\ and c:\ had immeadiate mp3s, not in folders, it'll pick them up. How can i alter this code so that when c:\ is enterd it scans all the subfolders also, ie searches the entire hard disk. Heres the code:

    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
    	int i = 0;
    
    	cout << "Enter Directory: ";
    	cin>>str;//Get path
    	cout<<"\n";
    
    	str += "\\*.mp3*";//Add this to indicate we want mp3 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;
    		i++;
    		
    	}while(FindNextFile(hFile,&wfd));//Get the rest of the files
    
    	cout<<"\nFound "<<i<<" Files.\n"<<endl;
    
    	FindClose(hFile);//Clean up!
    	return 0;
    
    }

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    Check the dwFileAttributes field in WIN32_FIND_DATA, if the FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY flag is set, then you can enter that directory using cFileName and start searching.

    if (wfd.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY)
    cout << "Directory named " << wfd.cFileName << " found!";

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