How to use GetFiles()

Hi:
I am using GetFiles() method of directory class to get
some file names. I want to do know how i can setup search
pattern strings to get multiple file types. Like:

GetFiles(Path,"*.Txt") just gets txt files. I want to get
txt and doc files together. Thank a lot for your help.

philin

re: How to use GetFiles()

Dim di As DirectoryInfo

di = New DirectoryInfo("C:\")

di.GetFiles("*.txt")

"philin" <philinj@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:028d01c3795b$62b68720$a301280a@phx.gbl...[color=blue]
> Hi:
> I am using GetFiles() method of directory class to get
> some file names. I want to do know how i can setup search
> pattern strings to get multiple file types. Like:
>
> GetFiles(Path,"*.Txt") just gets txt files. I want to get
> txt and doc files together. Thank a lot for your help.
>
> philin[/color]

re: How to use GetFiles()

"philin" <philinj@hotmail.com> schrieb[color=blue]
> Hi:
> I am using GetFiles() method of directory class to get
> some file names. I want to do know how i can setup search
> pattern strings to get multiple file types. Like:
>
> GetFiles(Path,"*.Txt") just gets txt files. I want to get
> txt and doc files together. Thank a lot for your help.[/color]

Either call GetFiles twice, the first time using "*.txt", the second time
"*.doc". Or call GetFiles without a filter and, afterwards, filter the files
by their extension in a loop.


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Armin

re: How to use GetFiles()

Hello,

"philin" <philinj@hotmail.com> schrieb:[color=blue]
> I am using GetFiles() method of directory class to get
> some file names. I want to do know how i can setup search
> pattern strings to get multiple file types. Like:
>
> GetFiles(Path,"*.Txt") just gets txt files. I want to get
> txt and doc files together. Thank a lot for your help.[/color]

'GetFiles' doesn't accept more than one pattern. You must cann 'GetFiles'
for each pattern and "collect" the files returned by the method call.

--
Herfried K. Wagner
MVP · VB Classic, VB.NET
http://www.mvps.org/dotnet