listing all folder contents, in a text file

[prathapml]

the next time you want to make a list of files in a folder, just go to that folder in a command prompt. Then run this command:

dir /B /S >> file-list.txt

-OR-

tree /F /A >> file-list.txt

That will make a new file in that folder containing a list of all files.

[Bold_Fortune]

That's pretty neat, prathapml. I don't know how you guys figure this kind of stuff out sometimes. Good job.

I've been using PrintFolder 1.2

http://no-nonsense-software.com/freeware/

With it I can right-click on a folder and save it to a text file.

[maxXPsoft]

Released that over 2 years ago in a BETA of my Tweak app but heres the reg stuff will do same thing and open it in Notepad. No, I discovered this elsewhere I only refined it better.

Now you simply right click the folder and choose the Dir List

I enclosed it in a REG_Expand_SZ so it will dynamically get the systemdrive

Want to toy with it more? Open a command prompt on a folder and type Dir /?

BTW

 sucks nowadays adding extra BS not needed so maybe this quote will do.

Edited November 10, 2005 by maxXPsoft

[Takeshi]

Released that over 2 years ago in a BETA of my Tweak app but heres the reg stuff will do same thing and open it in Notepad. No, I discovered this elsewhere I only refined it better.

...

It adds Dir List to R click menu OK but doesn't actually write anything in the txt file (the first time it runs it asks me to create one). The cmd window keeps saying:

The system cannot find the file specified.

Or have I missed something?

[Yzöwl]

7 Page thread on the subject

[maxXPsoft]

Yzöwl

Forgot i ever posted that in Unattended

looks like prath forgot also

Edited October 28, 2005 by maxXPsoft

[prathapml]

Yeah, must have forgot....

Anyways, this is for a different purpose. Plus its meant to be usable straightaway without 3rd party tools, so PrintFolder outside the purview of this.

And since this is meant to be used in a scripted unattend, a REG for right-click is also outside purview.

[Ghettochild]

Why not try this.

Step 1

You make a bat file with this command and name the bat file, filelist.bat

here's the command!

dir /a /-p /o:gen >filelisting.txt

Step 2

Now copy that bat file to the windows folder.

Step 3

make a reg file

Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Filelister]

[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\Filelister\command]

@="C:\\WINDOWS\\filelist.bat \"%1\""

Make sure you have the same name of the (filelist.bat) corresponding to the regfile. You name it what ever you want really.

Thats it!

You should get a document called filelisting.txt.

[prathapml]

Thats cool..

Thanks

[Takeshi]

Having read all the discussions here and elsewhere I prefer prathapml's method for its simplicity. I can name the txt file to my liking. If I were to do this a lot then using one of the other methods might be better.