Find all *.EXE on a computer and write to a log

[mmorgensen]

I am trying to write a program to find all files ending in .EXE and write them to a log file.

I have to admit, I am new to C++ programming as I do much of my work with web / java.

Any help will be appreciated!

enjoy!

mm

 

[rackit]

I used the following code and it works great. I compiled it using only the Windows API functions in VC++. You will have to modify it to suite your needs:

Searching for Files and Changing File Attributes

The following example copies all text files in the current directory to a new directory of read-only files
named \TEXTRO. Files in the new directory are changed to read only, if necessary.

The application uses the GetCurrentDirectory function to retrieve the current directory path. This function
is also used to return to the current directory after changing to the \TEXTRO directory.

The application then creates the \TEXTRO directory by using the CreateDirectory function.

The application searches the current directory for all .TXT files by using the FindFirstFile and
FindNextFile functions. Each .TXT file is copied to the \TEXTRO directory. After a file is copied, the
GetFileAttributes function determines whether the file is read only. If the file is not read only, the
application changes directories to \TEXTRO and converts the copied file to read only by using the
SetFileAttributes function.

After all .TXT files in the current directory have been copied, the application closes the search handle by
using the FindClose function.
//************************************************
//************************************************
WIN32_FIND_DATA FileData;
HANDLE hSearch;
DWORD dwAttrs;
char szDirPath[] = "c:\\TEXTRO\\";
char szNewPath[MAX_PATH];
char szHome[MAX_PATH];

BOOL fFinished = FALSE;
//************************************************

//************************************************
// Create a new directory.
//************************************************

if (!CreateDirectory(szDirPath, NULL))
{
ErrorHandler("Couldn't create new directory."
}

//************************************************
// Start searching for .TXT files in the current directory.
//************************************************

hSearch = FindFirstFile("*.txt", &FileData);

if (hSearch == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
{
ErrorHandler("No .TXT files found."
}

// Copy each .TXT file to the new directory
// and change it to read only, if not already.

while (!fFinished)
{
lstrcpy(szNewPath, szDirPath);
lstrcat(szNewPath, FileData.cFileName);
if (CopyFile(FileData.cFileName, szNewPath, FALSE))
{
dwAttrs = GetFileAttributes(FileData.cFileName);
if (!(dwAttrs & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY))

{ SetFileAttributes(szNewPath, dwAttrs | FILE_ATTRIBUTE_READONLY); }

}
else
{
ErrorHandler("Couldn't copy file."
}


//*********************************************
if (!FindNextFile(hSearch, &FileData))
{
if (GetLastError() == ERROR_NO_MORE_FILES)
{
MessageBox(hwnd, "No more .TXT files.", "Search completed.", MB_OK);
fFinished = TRUE;
}

else
{
ErrorHandler("Couldn't find next file."
}


}

}
//*********************************************

// Close the search handle.

if (!FindClose(hSearch))
{
ErrorHandler("Couldn't close search handle."
}

 

[mingis]

dir c:\*.exe /b /s > file.log

 

[pankajkumar]

mingis is right .This will even run as a command on console. If you want to use it in VC++ use "system("dir c:\*.exe/b/s >myfile.log"

short and precise practices save a lot of time of yours

 

[mingis]

Not always. If you want to make a nice end user application, you will not be satisfyed on accidentally opening console windows.

 

[mmorgensen]

thanks everyone. Do you know of a command to get the "description" and "version" out of a file too?

thanks again!..


mm

 

[mmorgensen]

mingis,

I see your point. This opens up a windows for the execution of the command.

Any way to do this with no window?

mm