Accessing files and directories from a module...

I know this is probably easy, but don't know quite how to do it. Previously every time that I needed to access files, I would put a directory and file control on a form and make it invisible so the user does not see it. Now I am trying to access files from a module and don't quite know the proper way to do it. I tried to declare a DirListBox in my code, but it didn't seem to like that. Could someone help me out?

Thanks,

Shawn

VB5, WinNT

Well there are several functions out there that are built into VB that you can use:

This function will open a file for appending (it will add to the end of the file:

Open FileName For Append As #1
'add something to the file...
'use the print statement
Close #1 'Close the file

This function will open a file/create a file for putting information into it (it will overwrite the current file):

Open FileName For Output As #1
Print #1, SomeInformation
Close #1

This function will pull info from a file:

Open FileName For Input As #1
Do Until EOF(1)
Line Input #1, LineOfText
txt1.Text = txt1.Text & LineOfText & vbCrLf
Loop
Close #1

Check your help file for other file functions. There are a ton of good ones in there.

Ok, I know how to do that, I guess I should have been more explicit. What I am trying to get at is the directory information, such as how many files and the names of the files in the directory.

Shawn

Have a look at the Dir function.

I have a found a cool vb project that does this, also allows for recursion, so it will go done into subdirectories if wanted, it also as option to print to file or printer, and would not take much to convert it to print to an excel spreadsheet and really make it look nice, if you are interested in it, just post a reply.

Ok for single directory it's simple

Code:

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    dirname = Dir(path, 63) ' Get first directory name.
    Do While len(dirname)
    '... your code go here
    dirname=Dir
    Loop

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for subdirectories you have my usercontrol with raisevents, you don't actually have to make the usercontrol and the event's, just replace the raiseevent statements with your own.

Code:

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Event Filecatch(File$, path$, level%)
Event Direcatch(dire$, path$, level%)
Public curlevel%
Public filemax&
Public diremax&
Public tid#
Sub explore(startdir$, Optional pauses = 100)
    tids = Timer
    filemax = 0: diremax = 0: Totalb = 0: curlevel = 0
    If Right(startdir, 1) <> "\" Then startdir = startdir & "\"
    ListSubDirs startdir, pauses

    tid = Timer - tids
End Sub

Sub ListSubDirs(path$, pauses)
Dim i&, dmax&, dirname$, dire$()  ' Declare variables.
    dirname = Dir(path, 63) ' Get first directory name.
    Do While len(dirname)
        If dirname <> "." And dirname <> ".." Then
            If Int(GetAttr(path + dirname) / 16) Mod 2 = 1 Then
                   
                    If (dmax Mod 10) = 0 Then
                        ReDim Preserve dire(dmax + 10)    ' Resize the array.
                    End If
                diremax = diremax + 1: dmax = dmax + 1
                dire(dmax) = dirname
                RaiseEvent Direcatch(dirname, path, curlevel)
            Else
                filemax = filemax + 1
                RaiseEvent Filecatch(dirname, path, curlevel)
            End If
        End If
            dirname = Dir  ' Get another directory name.
        waiter = waiter + 1: If waiter Mod (pauses) = 1 Then DoEvents
    Loop
    For i = 1 To dmax
        curlevel = curlevel + 1
        ListSubDirs path & dire(i) & "\", pauses
    Next i
    curlevel = curlevel - 1
End Sub

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I posted something similar just yesterday, have a few responses on it. Take a look, the topic is:

Help with retrieving file names.

It is not to far down yet, so easy to find. There might be some info in that thread that could help you.