[BC] Printing file lists

[Mark Durenberger]

> How does one print a copy of a file list?


This is a bit clumsy but the procedure below works for me with XP-PRO

Mark Durenberger


TO CREATE EXPORTABLE FILE LISTS:

(Be careful to follow exact spaces)



Go to COMMAND PROMPT

CD\     takes you to C:\>

For main folder:

Type CD (folder)            takes you to: C:\(folder)>

Now add DIR>DIR.OUT  to the above C:\folder)>

That automatically places directory of main folder IN that folder.

Prompt is now  C:\(folder)>

Note also:  We use the file-export suffix  "DIR.OUTt"  (i.e. "dir>dir.out").

You can name it anything you want ("dir.main" or "dir.jazz" etc)

WORD PAD SEEMS TO BE A GOOD CHOICE TO

FORMAT/PRINT THE FILES



That's the master folder.  To get to sub-folders inside that folder:



You have C:\(folder)>

Now add    CD (subfolder name)

You get C:\(folder)\(subfolder)>

Type   DIR>DIR.OUT  (or whatever name)

Goes back to  C:\(folder)\(subfolder)>    You'll find a "dir" file inside

the sub-folder



If there are sub-sub-folders inside sub-folders, they'll show up on

the dir.out lists, with no info; just date and <DIR>



To do another sub-folder



>From C:\(folder)\(subfolder)>  type CD\      you're back to C:\>

Now again type   CD (folder)  You get C:\(folder)>

Add new sub-folder by typing   CD (sub-folder) you get

C:\(folder)\(sub-folder)>

Now type   DIR>DIR.OUT      you get C:\(folder)\(sub-folder)>

There should be a DIR.(whatever) file in that subfolder



To list sub-sub-folders, get to them as follows (slightly different):

You have   C:\(folder)\(sub-folder)>

Now add    CD (sub-sub-folder name)

You get  C:\(folder)\(subfolder)\(sub-sub-folder)>

Now type   DIR>DIR.OUT   and you should have DIR file in sub-sub-folder

Goes back to C:\(folder)\(subfolder)\(sub-sub-folder)>



NOTE IT APPEARS WHEN YOU INVOKE WORD TO READ

THE FILE, IT WANTS TO CHANGE THE DIRECTORY NAME

BACK TO SIMPLY DIR.  WHEN IT DOES; NAME IT WHATEVER

YOU WANT AND ASK TO SAVE IT AS A (WORD?) DOCUMENT.