Can't DIR$ handle spaces in filenames?

[Eddy Van Esch]

I guess not, since

dim a as string, temp as string
a = "c:\Program Files\*.*"
temp = DIR$(a)

returns an empty string...
Kind regards
Eddy


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[Keith Waters]

Eddy

That's strange, because I'm using DIR$ to populate a combo box drop
list and it's working fine for me. The code is as follows.

CALL Combo_ResetContent (tb_hWndCombo)
 
f$ = DIR$( File_Dir$ + "*." + ExtPart$(File_Name$) )
WHILE LEN(f$) > 0
  CALL Combo_AddString(tb_hWndCombo, f$)
  f$ = DIR$
WEND

The only difference I could see is that my File_Dir$ is uppercase
(eg. C:\PROGRAM FILES\MYAPP\) but I don't imagine that would make
a difference.

Keith


Keith


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[Egbert Zijlema]

Eddy,

Since "C:\Program Files" contains subdirs, no files, you should specify the directory attribute in the DIR$ command, like this:

temp$ = DIR$("C:\Program Files\*.*", 16)

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[Keith Waters]

Egbert

Well spotted. Of course, if Eddy is looking for sub-directories
that's true. If he wants files, he must specify the particular
sub-directory.

Keith

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[Eddy Van Esch]

Guys,
I found the problem!
1) First my example:
a = "c:\Program Files\*.*"
temp = DIR$(a)
The reason this didn't work was because there where indeed files there, but they
where hidden! Egberts tip DIR$("C:\Program Files\*.*", 16) worked.
After I copied a non-hidden files into that directory it also worked without
the ",16"-mask.

2) Now my actual problem because the above was meant as a simple example:
In my program I searched for example for files named like this:

"G:\copy of sortingunitframe2\anglesupport.asm.*"

Because some of the file names contain spaces, I thought I had to put double
quotes around the file name (chr$(34)) before feeding them to the DIR$-function!!!
I just found out that this is not the case, it is just the opposite:
seems that DIR$ chokes on the double quotes...!!
I must say that I have Win2K..God knows it might be different on Win9x systems...
Anyway, problem solved and thanks a million for your instant help!!!!
Kind regards
Eddy


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