How do i view files of a directory?

[Peter Pippinger]

Hello NG,

I have written some code which worked fine under c#. But i don´t know,
how this shoud work in c++. I have tryed much things, but i can´t find
out how to use DirectoryInfo and FileInfo under c++.

Thanks for any hints!
Peter

Here is the c# code:

//
---------------------------------------------------------------------
// -- View *.prn Files in Directory
//
---------------------------------------------------------------------
void Btn_aktualisierenClick(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// clear listview
lv_fileliste.Clear();

DirectoryInfo dir = new DirectoryInfo("c:\\");
FileInfo[] fileInfo = dir.GetFiles("*.prn");

// Insert files in listview
foreach ( FileInfo fi in fileInfo )
{
lv_fileliste.Items.Add(fi.Name.ToString(),0);
}
}

[shailesh]

Standard C++ doesn't have support for reading directory listings.

If you are on Windows, see functions in platform SDK for Files and
Directories. Or you may use MFC class CFileFind.

-shailesh

[benben]

shailesh wrote:

Standard C++ doesn't have support for reading directory listings.

If you are on Windows, see functions in platform SDK for Files and
Directories. Or you may use MFC class CFileFind.
Or look into the Boost file system library (not just for windows.)

-shailesh

Ben

[Moonlit]

Hi,

A few threads ago I posted some notes and in another some code. This is
basically what you need
WIN32_FIND_DATA FindFileData;
HANDLE hFind;
string Wild = Dirname;

if( !Wild.empty() )
{
if( *Wild.rbegin() != '\\' ) Wild += '\\';

}
string Dir = Wild;
Wild += "*.*";

hFind = FindFirstFileEx( Wild.c_str(), FindExInfoStandard, &FindFileData,
FindExSearchNameMatch, NULL, 0 );

if (hFind == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
{

stringstream Error;
Error << "Invalid File Handle. GetLastError reports " << GetLastError ()
<< endl;

// NOTE if errorcode is 2 it isn't really an error ('no such file or
directory')

throw CInfoException( Error.str() );
}
else
{
do
{
//NOTE: Filename = FindFileData.cFileName,
}
while( FindNextFile( hFind, &FindFileData ) );

FindClose(hFind);


--
Regards, Ron AF Greve

http://moonlit.xs4all.nl

"Peter Pippinger" <pe*************@gmx.de> wrote in message
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Hello NG,

I have written some code which worked fine under c#. But i don´t know,
how this shoud work in c++. I have tryed much things, but i can´t find
out how to use DirectoryInfo and FileInfo under c++.

Thanks for any hints!
Peter

Here is the c# code:

//
---------------------------------------------------------------------
// -- View *.prn Files in Directory
//
---------------------------------------------------------------------
void Btn_aktualisierenClick(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
// clear listview
lv_fileliste.Clear();

DirectoryInfo dir = new DirectoryInfo("c:\\");
FileInfo[] fileInfo = dir.GetFiles("*.prn");

// Insert files in listview
foreach ( FileInfo fi in fileInfo )
{
lv_fileliste.Items.Add(fi.Name.ToString(),0);
}
}

[homsan toft]

Peter Pippinger wrote:

I have written some code which worked fine under c#. But i don´t know,
how this shoud work in c++. I have tryed much things, but i can´t find DirectoryInfo dir = new DirectoryInfo("c:\\");
FileInfo[] fileInfo = dir.GetFiles("*.prn");

This used to be off-topic for this group. But Boost.Filesystem is proposed
to the standard. It gives you fairly simple syntax, and portability.

Get it from http://boost.org/, read about it at http://boost.org/libs/filesystem/
The class directory_iterator is hiding in section Operations

Reference:
http://boost.org/libs/filesystem/doc...ctory_iterator
Example:
http://boost.org/libs/filesystem/doc/index.htm#tutorial

If you're not used to such things, the most daunting part may be
that you need to compile the library (also off-topic here, and documented).

hth,
homsan