m_dir = system("dir c:")

I have this line of code:

m_dir = system("dir c:")

and m_dir is a char variable for an edit box. It looks like the directory is being done in a command type box seperate from the dialog program that I want the code in. Well, I just can't seem to make this work. Am I doing this the wrong way?

Thanks,
Ray Schmidt

As you're creating a GUI app, you won't be wanting system(), which you're using incorrectly anyway.

Lookup findfirstfile and findnextfile. Or do a board search.

Ok, thank you for the start. I've gotten the first file to show up and have tried some loops and other junk with the "FindNextFile". The problem now is I keep overwriting my edit box variable m_dir. How can I keep each file listed in the box??? Can someone please help here???

This is what I've got...

Code:

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WIN32_FIND_DATA FindFileData;
HANDLE hFind;

//select & open file
if(m_quote == 0)
{
        // Quote Directory
        sprintf(file,"c:/mydocu~1/programming/peekaview/%s.tre",m_truss);
        hFind = FindFirstFile("c:/mydocu~1/programming/peekaview/debug/*.tre", &FindFileData);
        m_dir = FindFileData.cFileName;
        FindNextFile(hFind, &FindFileData);
        m_dir = FindFileData.cFileName;               
        if( (stream  = fopen(file,"r")) == NULL )
        {
                MessageBox("    Trusses Not Found!\nFill In The Information Below", "Error", MB_ICONEXCLAMATION);
                return;
        }       
}
FindClose(hFind);
fclose(stream);

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Heres a knock up I did for someone else.

>>> How can I keep each file listed in the box

Store the results in an array? Write them to a list box rather than an edit box? Depends what you want to do with it really.

Let me ask a dumb question. If my list box ID is IDC_DIR and a char variable of m_dir, how can I use, "myListbox.addItem("Item");" to get the desired information into it??? I've tried the what I thought to be the obvious (wrong!)... Can someone help???