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Subject:Re: List of files w/i a directory From:Geoff Lane <geoff -at- gjctech -dot- co -dot- uk> To:TECHWR-L <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:11:42 +0100
Sorry to tag another reply to my own post, but I've been cleaning out
my mail folders and found the following from 2006. If you're
interested, the entire story can be found in the list archives.
However, here's what I wrote back then when I created a VBS utility to
do exactly what I understand the OP wants but in CSV format for import
into a spreadsheet, database, etc. Just copy the section between the
cut-lines to a text file named "listfiles.vbs" and use as detailed
below:
On Wednesday, August 16, 2006, John Posada wrote;
> Geoff...this was almost perfect and I feel guilty even asking...but,
> can you suppress the directory?
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The final version follows. I've cleaned up the script a bit and added
another command-line parameter. As before, call with:
wscript listfiles.vbs /dir:<dir to walk> /listfile:<dump file>
By default, the script suppresses the path to each file. However, you
can now include the paths by passing the parameter /path:yes. That is:
wscript listfiles.vbs /dir:<dir to walk> /listfile:<dump file> /path:yes
Sub ParseFolder(objFolder)
Dim objFile, strPath, strLine
strPath = objFolder.Path
For Each objFile In objFolder.Files
If bPath Then
strLine = strPath & "\"
Else
strLine = ""
End If
strLine = strLine & objFile.Name & Chr(9) & objFile.Size
fTarget.WriteLine strLine
Next
Dim objSubFolder
For Each objSubFolder In objFolder.SubFolders
ParseFolder objSubFolder
Next
End Sub
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Dim fso, objSubFolders, objFolder, fTarget
Dim strTarget, strRootFolder, bPath
If WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists("dir") Then
strRootFolder = WScript.Arguments.Named("dir")
Else
strRootFolder = ROOTFOLDER
End If
If WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists("listfile") Then
strTarget = WScript.Arguments.Named("listfile")
Else
strTarget = LISTFILE
End If
If WScript.Arguments.Named.Exists("path") Then
bPath = True
Else
bPath = False
End If
Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
Set fTarget = fso.OpenTextFile(strTarget, 2, True)
Set objFolder = fso.GetFolder(strRootFolder)
ParseFolder objFolder
fTarget.Close
Set fTarget = Nothing
Set objFolder = Nothing
Set fso = Nothing
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