How to find the Files/Directory in a location

[Guest_imported]

For sometime now I've been trying to find a way to get a string that contains: a list of files in a location and a list of directories(folders)OR a way to get both but be able to tell the difference between them.

Is there a way to do this without using system("dir.. to file&quot Thanks

 

[Pyramus]

I've cut+pasted this code from something I'd written, some of this may help you.

//	Check to see that this is a valid directory.
	String sDummy = String(_T("0"));
	int iDirchk = CheckForFile(rsDIR, sDummy, true);

	if (!iDirchk)
	{
		fprintf(f,"0,%s\n",rsDIR.c_str());

		//	We are now in a Directory.
		String sDirectory = rsDIR;
		sDirectory += String(_T("\\"));
		
		String sSearch = sDirectory;
		sSearch += String(_T("*.*"));

		//	We want to scan through this directory and extract all of the files.
		if ( (h=FindFirstFile(sSearch.c_str(),&finfo))!=INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
		{
			do
			{
				if(!(finfo.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY))
				{
					//	Yipeee we have found a file.
					//	Construct the full name for this file.
					String sFullPath = sDirectory;
					String sVersion;
					sFullPath += String(finfo.cFileName);
					if (GetVersionStringForFile(sFullPath,sVersion))
					{
						//	File got version info.
						fprintf(f,"1,%s,%s\n",sFullPath.c_str(),sVersion.c_str());
					}
					else
					{
						//	File not got version info.
						fprintf(f,"1,%s,0\n",sFullPath.c_str());
					}
				}
			}while (FindNextFile(h,&finfo));			
			FindClose (h);
		}

		//	Search for Directories.
		if ( (h=FindFirstFile(sSearch.c_str(),&finfo))!=INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
		{
			do
			{
				if(finfo.dwFileAttributes & FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY)
				{
					//	Yipeee we have found a directory.
					//	Make sure it is not '.' or '..'

					if (_tcsncmp(finfo.cFileName ,_T("."),1) && 
						_tcsncmp(finfo.cFileName,_T(".."),2))
					{
						//	Construct the full name for this directory.
						String sFullPath = sDirectory;
						sFullPath += String(finfo.cFileName);

						//	Lets call ourselves with this new directory.
						iRet = BuildCSVFile(sFullPath, f);
					}
				}
			}while (FindNextFile(h,&finfo));			
			FindClose (h);
		}

 

[Zyrenthian]

look into CFileFind. It is an MFC class that could do what you are asking. It is pretty straight forward to use as well.

Matt