Re: Convert file names to a usable list?


"Gary" <Gary@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Is it possible under Windows XP / Vista to create a database or list from
the
names of files from within a directory and subdirectorys?

I want to make a list/database of quite a lot of mp3s so i can order and
print them in either access or excel.

The file structure I use is:

C:\...\Music\artist\artist - title.mp3

Many thanks
Gary

Open up a cmd prompt window.

use the cd command to get to the directory of interest.
You didn't give the full path so I can't spell it out for you.
To go from the Music directory to the artist directory
the command would be
cd artist

You can go one directory at a time or do it all with one
command. If the directory name has any spaces in it
you must enclose the string in double quotes.
i.e.
cd "Documents and Settings"

Once you get to the directory of interest the command

dir > list.txt

will create the list that you want.

Also try

dir /w > list.txt

to see if you prefer that format.



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