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Old 01-05-2006, 02:33 AM
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Default Re: Print file lists

On Mon, 2 Jan 2006 18:20:02 -0800, "jntsmum" <jntsmum@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

>HI
>Does anyone know how to print out file lists from Microsoft Explorer? I
>would like to either print the list directly or export it to Excel for
>editing.
>Thanks


A quick and dirty way without any new software is from a DOS shell:
Click Start, Programs, DOS Prompt or click Start, Run. In the Run box, type "command.com" without
the quotes and press enter.

Navigate your way to the directory where the files are located, and use the DIR command to list the
directory and use switches to control output.
/a shows ALL files (hidden, system, etc.) dir/a
/o (letter o, not a zero) sorts them alphabetically dir/o
/s shows subdirectories dir/s
/b bare format: Just the long filename, no size, etc. dir/b
Add the command ">list.txt" to send the output to a text file "List.txt".
(Double ">>"'s makes the DIR command append the output to an existing text file)

So if you want a list of EVERY file on the C:\Music folder sent to a text file that you can edit,
then use the following command:
dir c:\music /a/b/o/s>list.txt


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Karen's Directory Printer
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Directory printer
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