[RESOLVED] pipe files in a folder to a text file

I have a dbase database with a bunch of data tables in a folder. I need to get all of the files in that folder that start with "EN" and end with ".DBF" into a text file. There are a few hundred, otherwise I'd do it manually. I've search the forums but haven't found what I'm looking for and my VB is a little rusty in file handling.

Anyone have a nice snippet to get me close?

EDIT: I should add that I found a FileSystemObject example that should work, but I don't remember the trick to getting the FSO to work. It keeps telling me the user-defined type "Dim FSys As FileSystemObject" is not defined.

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Originally Posted by ober0330

I have a dbase database with a bunch of data tables in a folder. I need to get all of the files in that folder that start with "EN" and end with ".DBF" into a text file. There are a few hundred, otherwise I'd do it manually. I've search the forums but haven't found what I'm looking for and my VB is a little rusty in file handling.

Anyone have a nice snippet to get me close?

EDIT: I should add that I found a FileSystemObject example that should work, but I don't remember the trick to getting the FSO to work. It keeps telling me the user-defined type "Dim FSys As FileSystemObject" is not defined.

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To use the FSO, click Projects/References and find Microsoft Scripting Runtime. Check it, and click Ok.

Yeah, I found that finally. Now the stupid script doesn't seem to be finding the files.

VB Code:

Public FSys As FileSystemObject
 
 
 
'Constant Value Description for FileAttributes
 
'Normal     0 Normal file. No attributes are set.
'ReadOnly   1 Read-only file. Attribute is read/write.
'Hidden     2 Hidden file. Attribute is read/write.
'System     4 System file. Attribute is read/write.
'Volume     8 Disk drive volume label. Attribute is read-only.
'Directory  16 Folder or directory. Attribute is read-only.
'Archive    32 File has changed since last backup. Attribute is read/write.
'Alias      64 Link or shortcut. Attribute is read-only.
'Compressed 128 Compressed file. Attribute is read-only.
 
Function ScanFolder(FolderSpec As String, SearchStr As String) As String
 
Dim thisFolder As Folder
Dim allFolders As Folders
Dim thisFile As File
Dim allFiles As Files
Dim nfile As Integer
 
Dim i As Integer
Dim x As Integer
 
   Set thisFolder = FSys.GetFolder(FolderSpec)
   Set allFolders = thisFolder.SubFolders
   
nfile = FreeFile
 
 
   
 
   For Each thisFolder In allFolders
   
'      List1.AddItem thisFolder.Path
      
      If (thisFolder.Attributes And Hidden) <> Hidden Then   ' Leave hidden directories alone
        Set allFiles = thisFolder.Files
        
        If allFiles.Count > 0 Then
            Open App.Path & "\engines.txt" For Output As #nfile
              For Each thisFile In allFiles
                 If Right(thisFile.Name, 4) = SearchStr Then
                    Print #nfile, thisFile.Name
                 End If
              Next
            Close #nfile
        End If
        
        Set allFiles = Nothing
        Call ScanFolder(thisFolder.Path, SearchStr)
      End If
 
      DoEvents
      
   Next
   
   
 
   
   Set thisFolder = Nothing
   Set allFolders = Nothing
   Exit Function
   
End Function
 
Private Sub Command1_Click()
 
   MousePointer = 11
   Call ScanFolder("C:\Documents and Settings\ut9950h\Desktop", ".DBF")
   MousePointer = 1
   
   MsgBox "ScanFolders Complete - "
   
End Sub
 
Private Sub Form_Load()
    
   Set FSys = New FileSystemObject
 
End Sub

Any ideas? One of the folders on my desktop is the folder that contains all the DBF files (as well as a bunch of other crap).

Is it finding anything?

Have you put a break on it and 'walked' through the code to see what it is actually doing?

Yeah, nevermind. I got it. Just have to chop off the extension now, but I can handle that:

VB Code:

Function ScanFolder(FolderSpec As String, SearchStr As String) As String
 
Dim thisFolder As Folder
Dim thisFile As File
Dim allFiles As Files
Dim nfile As Integer
 
   Set thisFolder = FSys.GetFolder(FolderSpec)
   
    nfile = FreeFile
 
    Set allFiles = thisFolder.Files
        
        If allFiles.Count > 0 Then
            Open App.Path & "\engines.txt" For Output As #nfile
              For Each thisFile In allFiles
                 If Right(thisFile.Name, 4) = SearchStr Then
                    If Mid(thisFile.Name, 1, 2) = "EN" Then
                        Print #nfile, Mid(thisFile.Name, 2)
                    End If
                 End If
              Next
            Close #nfile
        End If
        
        Set allFiles = Nothing
 
      DoEvents
Set thisFolder = Nothing
   
End Function