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Re: Help finding contents of current directory.

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From: Peter Azzopardi
Date: Thu, 21 Mar 1996 04:12
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I can't remember exactly what you do, but under Borland C++
you use the dir.h header file and the findfirst() and findnext()
functions to read the selected entries in a directory.

timmins@jagunet.com (David Timmins) wrote:

>In article <4imv0g$s92@hasle.sn.no>, balchen@sn.no wrote:
>>76003.3021@compuserve.com (Bill Mageors)'s cats typed:
>>
>>>>I am trying to get a listing of the files in the current directory. I realize
>> I 
>>>>will have to use 
>>>>stat to determin wether it is a file or a directory.  But how do I find out
>> what
>>
>>>Simply.. just drop to a dos prompt and use command cd\windows or what ever 
>>>the name of the directory is then the "dir" command to list files and sub 
>>>directorys or dir/p to pause every 24 lines.
>>
>>*ahem*
>>This is a programming group, remember?
>>

>*ahem*

> Give it a rest "Jens".  It's just a simple piece of advice taking up no more 
>bandwith than your reply.

>We don't need a newsgroup police here.
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