Using DIR$ below top directory?

[Robert E. Carneal]

I know how to use DIR$ so that it returns filenames. I would like
to count the number of files (not directories) on a CD / DVD.
Is it possible to use DIR$ so that it automatically goes to each
subdirectory and I can count the files there?

Thank you.

Robert

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[Mel Bishop]

Originally posted by Robert Carneal:
Is it possible to use DIR$ so that it automatically goes to
each subdirectory...

In a word, no. During the DIR$ sequence, you will have to
identify the subdirectry (Attrib=16) then CHDIR to switch
directories.

Counting files in a subdirectory is easy

mask$ = "*.*"
counter = 0
attribute = 8

te$ = dir$(mask$,attribute)
do until te$ = ""
incr counter
te$ = dir$
loop
print;counter

Check the documentation to find uses of the attribute option.


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[This message has been edited by Mel Bishop (edited July 29, 2003).]

[Tom Hanlin]

See the FILEFIND.BAS example.

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Tom Hanlin
PowerBASIC Staff

[Michael Mattias]

For PB-DOS 3.5, it's "findfile.bas" not "filefind.bas"