Printingor making a list of whats on a disk

[gavogr]

Hi there just wondering if any one knows of a way to Print or make a list of whats on a disk (in excel or word format), without having to individually type each thing yourself.
EG. if i have 300 mp3's on a disk and i dont want to type a list of songs how can i create a list.
Thanks
Gavin

[ssrattus]

do it in DOS...

Open the command window ie Start => Run... and type in cmd.

Change to the disk ie CD D: or whatever

then

dir/b>filelist.txt

will create a text file with the directory contents.

Have a play with the various dir switches to see what format is best.

PS

dir>PRN

will print directly to a printer... assuming the printer actually works as a DOS PRN.

dir

Lists the contents of a directory.

The dir command typed by itself, displays the disk's volume label and serial number; one directory or filename per line, including the filename extension, the file size in bytes, and the date and time the file was last modified; and the total number of files listed, their cumulative size, and the free space (in bytes) remaining on the disk. The command is one of the few commands that exist from the first versions of DOS.

dir [drive:][path][filename] [parameters]

Most commonly used parameters of dir include:

* /W : Displays the listing in wide format, with as many as five filenames or directory names on each line.
* /P : Pause at every page
* /S : Also look in subdirectories
* /Axx: Display files with the specified attributes only
* /Oxx: Modifies sort order
* /B : Uses bare format (no heading information or summary)
* > [drive:][path][filename] : To Store Result in a text file;(c:\dir > c:\fileList.txt)

Possible attributes for the A parameter are D (directories), R (read-only files), H (hidden files), A (files/directories with the archive bit on), and S (system files). The prefix - negates an attribute; attributes can be combined (e.g. /AA means directories with the archive bit on).

Possible sort orders are N (name), S (size), E (extension), D (date and time), A (last access date), and G (group directories first). The prefix - reverses the order.

The default parameters of dir can be set using the DIRCMD environment variable.

[gavogr]

cool thanks very much for that i will give it a go

[ssrattus]

Had a thought... you may be trying to do the file list of a CD or DVD, therefore you can't write to it, so you need to write to your HD ie write to a folder called say temporary ie

dir/b>c:\temporary\filelist.txt

alternately you don't need to change directories at all, just define the disk in the dir command line ie

dir D: /b>c:\temporary\flielist.txt

[Philquad]

it works

your so smart ssrattus

[gavogr]

it works a treat cheers for that.
Gavin

[ssrattus]

your so smart ssrattus

Not so smart... just have been around a long time....

[Gerbertron]

This program also saves lists in a few different formats, it's also fairly easy to use.