generate file lists?
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generate file lists?
can x2 make a list of all the files in a directory, including subdirectories?
i know about ALT-C, and it kind of gets me where i want, but i end up having to do a lot of editing afterwards.
what i really want is something that can support relative paths, so i can get output like this by just pointing to the 'My Music' folder:
/artist/album/song1.mp3
/artist/album/song2.mp3
/artist/album/song3.mp3
if x2 can't, does anyone know software that can?
thanks!
i know about ALT-C, and it kind of gets me where i want, but i end up having to do a lot of editing afterwards.
what i really want is something that can support relative paths, so i can get output like this by just pointing to the 'My Music' folder:
/artist/album/song1.mp3
/artist/album/song2.mp3
/artist/album/song3.mp3
if x2 can't, does anyone know software that can?
thanks!
you need a scrap container with the flattened folders you want, and then look at this demo: http://www.zabkat.com/blog/16Dec07.htm
thanks for the reply, nikos!
i actually found a program that gives me more control over making file lists, but that copy columns command will definitely come in handy.
you know, i think i've read the manual 3 times all the way through, but there is so much to learn, i only take in a little at a time. i love it!
i actually found a program that gives me more control over making file lists, but that copy columns command will definitely come in handy.
you know, i think i've read the manual 3 times all the way through, but there is so much to learn, i only take in a little at a time. i love it!
thanks for the info, Ian. i often DIR, with the /s and /b switches, to make simple lists, but lately i've been needing to make lists with relative paths quite often, so that's why i asked here. but like i said, i found a freeware program that does just what i want. it's called Directory Lister. the current version is commercial, but some of the older versions were freeware. here's a link to the last freeware version if anyone is interested:Ian wrote:Hi garbanzo,
You could use dir or tree.com. By using >, you could put the entry to text file.
Try this on your command prompt:
dir > FileList.txt
Tree > TreeList.txt
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http://fileforum.betanews.com/detail/Directory_Lister/1066410425/1
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Nikos, is there any chance you might add the ability to save the "copy columns" data (tab-separated snapshot of the text content of the columns) directly to a file rather than having to go through the clipboard? Copying to the clipboard works fine for smaller file lists but gets increasingly difficult as I work with larger filesets.nikos wrote:you need a scrap container with the flattened folders you want, and then look at this demo: http://www.zabkat.com/blog/16Dec07.htm
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[quote="Lazlo Nibble"]Nikos, is there any chance you might add the ability to save the "copy columns" data (tab-separated snapshot of the text content of the columns) directly to a file rather than having to go through the clipboard?[/quote]
I'm still interested in this feature. Is there any chance it might be implemented at some point? Once I get past several thousand files (e.g., flattened filesystem hierarchies) I find it next to impossible to reliably copy column data to the clipboard.
If a built-in command won't work, an external .cida-to-.txt converter would work too.
I'm still interested in this feature. Is there any chance it might be implemented at some point? Once I get past several thousand files (e.g., flattened filesystem hierarchies) I find it next to impossible to reliably copy column data to the clipboard.
If a built-in command won't work, an external .cida-to-.txt converter would work too.
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More likely it's because I'm trying to gather information that appears in non-"stock" ([S]) columns -- at least that's what seems to make the difference on my end. Try it on, say, C:\Windows\ with the "Owner" column activated.nikos wrote:i just tried ctrl+P in a flat structure of 15K files and it took 5 seconds to put stuff in the clipboard on my not-so-state-of-the-art laptop. Perhaps you have a program that interferes with the clipboard (like an extender) which makes things slow?