Thread: using the same file handle

hi!
below, i enumerate through a folder, and when i get the 'no more files' error i try to use the same file handle again to find files from the beggining, after calling FindClose(). but i immediately get the 'no more files' error again. can't i use a same file handle for subsequent file finds? or is there's something i'm missing?

Code:

	srand( (unsigned)time( NULL ));
	int begin = rand();

	strcat(fpath,"\\*.*");
FNDAGN:
	int faerr=0;
	fh = FindFirstFile(fpath, &finfo);
	if(fh == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
	{
		ErrorMSG("blah blah blah");
		return 0;
	}else{
		for(int i=0; i<begin; i++)
		{
			FindNextFile(fh, &finfo);
			if(GetLastError()==18)
			{
				FindClose(fh);
				fh = NULL;
				goto FNDAGN;
			}
		}

thanx in advance 4 any help.

the finfo struct contains the info on the last file found.
That was the last file in the folder.
That is, when FindFirstFile() is called the second time, finfo is not reset, and the find starts at the last file.

try some thing like (and reinit)
ZeroMemory(&finfo,sizeof(WIN32_FIND_DATA ));

I have to say the GOTO is bad style.
It is not needed here.
Is a sign of poor design.

[jk]
Leave GOTO in VB where it belongs....
[/jk]

thanx.

That is, when FindFirstFile() is called the second time, finfo is not reset, and the find starts at the last file.

but it seems to work without calling ZeroMemory(), after i changed the code as pointed by anonytmouse. isn't FindFirstFile() starts to finds file starting at the value inside the file handle?