ListFiles

array ListFiles(string wildcard)

Return Value

Returns array of records describing each file listed according to the provided wildcard mask. Attributes of the file can be accessed as array elements at the following predefined indexes:

array[N]["Name"] - string that specifies the name of the file.

array[N]["Dir"] - boolean variable that is set to TRUE if this record represents a directory.

array[N]["Size"] - integer variable that specifies the file size in bytes.

array[N]["Time"] - integer variable that specifies last file modification time in seconds since January 1st, 1970.

Parameters

wildcard – string containing the name of the file to find or a wildcard (*.*).

Remarks

Call this function to search for a file(s) according to the specified wildcard mask.

Package

Plug in module: nd_fileplg.npl

Example

The following example demonstrates the use of ListFiles. 

# recursive disk folders traverse algorithm

string dir = "c:\"

string mask = "*.*"

string path

func list(string dir, string mask)

string wildcard = dir + mask

array files = ListFiles(wildcard)

array file

foreach(file in files)

if (file["Dir"] == TRUE)

path = dir + file["Name"] + "\"

Println(path)

list(path, mask)

endif

Println(dir, file["Name"])

endforeach

endfunc

list(dir, mask)