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Subject:Re: Need advanced DIR list From:Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com> To:"techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Fri, 30 Oct 2015 08:20:55 -0400
Yes, I know about the */B* switch, but the goal is also to automatically
eliminate the summary lines, too, of which there will be *many*. I was not
ever thinking about doing a line sort in Excel, either, as that would
dramatically alter the result I'm seeking.
I'm not an Excel macro guru, have no interest in becoming one, and was
looking for a quick and dirty CMD line solution.
Thanks, though.
> Chris
On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 3:03 AM, Robert Lauriston <robert -at- lauriston -dot- com>
wrote:
> The /b option gets rid of the summaries, though if you sort the lines,
> who cares?
>
> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 4:53 PM, Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>
> wrote:
> > I do the same as Yves.
> >
> > However, I'm attempting to get of the summary line, e.g., "20 File(s)
> > 12,953,912 bytes" in the original list file, before Excel ever sees it.
> >
> > This comes very close, but it's not quite there: *DIR /S /A:-D*
> *<target>* *>
> > LIST.TXT*
> >
> >> Chris
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 11:41 AM, Yves Barbion <yves -dot- barbion -at- gmail -dot- com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> Hi Chris
> >>
> >> I usually open this txt file in Excel, convert the text to columns and
> >> then delete the columns I don't need.
> >>
> >> HTH
> >>
> >> Yves Barbion
> >>
> >> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 4:34 PM, Chris Morton <salt -dot- morton -at- gmail -dot- com>
> >> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Hi All,
> >>>
> >>> On aWin7 box, I need to create a list of docs within a very extensive
> >>> folder\subfolder hierarchy.
> >>>
> >>> I need the subfolder location, filename and timestamp, but nothing
> else.
> >>>
> >>> At a CMD prompt, I know how to redirect a DIR /S to a TXT file.
> >>>
> >>> Can I maybe pipe the command through a FILTER on its way to the TXT
> file?
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