Overview

The File List Generation program will compile a list of all files that fit the File Mask within the directory  structure starting at the locations indicated in the Starting  At text box. Simply fill in the text boxes and press the OK button, and the file list is generated and saved as a tab-delimited text file in the directory/file path entered in the output file text box.  To include any Hidden or System files in your list, just select the appropriate check box before you start the list generation.


File Mask

Fill in a template of the files you want to be included in the search. The file mask can include the standard DOS wildcard characters of  * and ?. The asterisk will represent any number of any characters, while the question mark represents a single instance of any character.

Example:

If the directory contains :	TEST.TXT
REST.TXT
MYTEST.TXT
MYTEST.ASC

A filemask of  *.TXT will return files ending with the file extension of .TXT (TEST.TXT, REST.TXT & MYTEST.TXT)

A filemask of  T*.TXT will return all files beginning with the letter t and ending with .TXT ( TEST.TXT )

A filemask of  ?EST.TXT will return files beginning with any single letter followed by est (TEST.TXT & REST.TXT)

A filemask of  M*.* will return all files beginning with m  ( MYTEST.TXT & MYTEST.ASC )

See Also:

Overview

Starting Directory

Select Directory Dialog Box

Include System/Hidden Files

Output Files


Starting Directory

The Starting Directory text box should contain the starting point for the file search. The File List Generator will search the starting directory and any number of sub-directories beneath it. If the starting directory is invalid, the program displays a message telling you of the error and returns to the Starting Directory text box.  A window-style Select Directory Dialog box to graphically select a valid drive/directory is available by clicking the ellipsis button to the right of the text box.

See Also:

Overview

File Mask

Select Directory Dialog Box

Include System/Hidden Files

Output Files


Select Directory Dialog

The dialog displays the name of the currently selected file path directly underneath the titlebar. The scroll box on the left of the dialog shows the directory tree, while the files contained within that directory are visible, but not selectable, in a scroll box on the right.  The currently selected drive is shown defaulted in the drop down list beneath the file display.  The selected drive can be changed, by clicking on the small down-arrow button and highlighting the desired drive letter.

To attach to another file server or to map a new drive letter, select the Network button in the lower right-hand corner and bring up the standard Windows networking dialog box.

See Also:

Overview

File Mask

Starting Directory

Include System/Hidden Files

Output Files


Include Hidden/System Files
Include System/Hidden Files

By default the File List Generator will ignore any files with Hidden or System attributes. To include these in the generated list, select the indicated checkbox.

See Also:

Overview

File Mask

Starting Directory

Select Directory Dialog Box

Output Files


Output Files

The output file text box must contain a valid filename & path. If the output file already exists you are prompted whether to overwrite the file. If you choose not to overwrite the existing file, the program will retain all other information but return to the output file text box.

See Also:

Overview

File Mask

Starting Directory

Select Directory Dialog Box

Include System/Hidden Files


About File List Generator

This software utility is supplied as is with NO guarantee or warrranty, expressed or implied, by the author.  The File List Generator is FREEWARE, copies of this software may be freely distributed provided that NO commerical use is made of this product.

This product was written using Borlands Delphi 1.0

By:  	    T. G. Enderle

E-Mail:	 	   enderlet@ix.netcom.com

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