Need help to get list of files in a directory...

[David Crow]

Thilek wrote:

thanks ya but its still showing 27

27 files? 27 compiler errors? Please explain.

Thilek wrote:

C:\Documents and Settings\Thilek\Desktop\2nd_trial\god\main.cpp cannot convert `const WCHAR*' to `const CHAR*' for argument `1' to `void* FindFirstFileA(const CHAR*, _WIN32_FIND_DATAA*)'

This is a Unicode issue. You'll need to use wcout.

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[Thilek]

NOW I CAN RUN IT USING VC++ PROFF 2005 NO PROBLEM :) .. Below is the code i use : 1.#include <windows.h> 2.#include <stdio.h> 3.#include <iostream> 4.#include <string> 5.#include <sstream> 6. 7. 8. 9.std::string convertWCharArrayToString(const WCHAR * const wcharArray) { 10. std::stringstream ss; 11. 12. int i = 0; 13. char c = (char) wcharArray[i]; 14. while(c != '\0') { 15. ss <<c; 16. i++; 17. c = (char) wcharArray[i]; 18. } 19. 20. std::string convert = ss.str(); 21. return convert; 22.} 23. 24.int main() 25.{ 26. WIN32_FIND_DATA findFileData; 27. HANDLE hFind = FindFirstFile((LPCWSTR)"*", &findFileData); 28. 29. if(hFind == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) { 30. std::cout <<"No files found." <<std::endl; 31. } else { 32. std::cout <<"Files found." <<std::endl; 33. } 34. 35. int fileNumber = 0; 36. std::cout <<fileNumber <<":" <<convertWCharArrayToString(findFileData.cFileName) <<std::endl; 37. while(FindNextFile(hFind, &findFileData)) { 38. fileNumber++; 39. std::cout <<fileNumber <<":" <<convertWCharArrayToString(findFileData.cFileName) <<std::endl; 40. } 41. 42. FindClose(hFind); 43. 44. char a; 45. std::cin>> a; 46. return 0; 47.} But when i change HANDLE hFind = FindFirstFile((LPCWSTR)"*", &findFileData); to HANDLE hFind = FindFirstFile((LPCWSTR)"C:\*", &findFileData); its showing no file found and some funny symbols... but i wanted it to show entire list of files in a directory if i choose C:\ or D:\ and so on.. Can u guys help me plz... :)

[David Crow]

Thilek wrote:

But when i change HANDLE hFind = FindFirstFile((LPCWSTR)"*", &findFileData); to HANDLE hFind = FindFirstFile((LPCWSTR)"C:\*", &findFileData);

Use two backslashes within string literals. Why are you using convertWCharArrayToString()?

"Love people and use things, not love things and use people." - Unknown

"The brick walls are there for a reason...to stop the people who don't want it badly enough." - Randy Pausch

[Thilek]

Still the same i tried using HANDLE hFind = FindFirstFile((LPCWSTR)"C:\\*", &findFileData); i even tried with "C://*" "C://" "C:\\" still showing no files found and some funny symbols... if i ever change it from "*" to anything this was happen.. hmmm... i am blur now... Help me plz... Thanks...

[David Crow]

Thilek wrote:

i even tried with "C://*" "C://" "C:\\"

What if you used *.*?

Thilek wrote:

still showing...some funny symbols...

How are you verifying this?

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[Thilek]

well it jus show the folder name where is the c++ files are located if i use "." ... its not moving out of the folder....

[vinvino2001]

Directly take the output from findFileData.cFileName. The problem exists in your convertWCharArrayToString().

std::cout <<fileNumber <<":" <<findFileData.cFileName <<std::endl;

[David Crow]

Thilek wrote:

well it jus show the folder name where is the c++ files are located if i use "." ... its not moving out of the folder....

This makes little, if any, sense. Perhaps you are not understanding relative vs. absolute paths. For example, if you specified "*.*", then ".\\*.*" is implied and the files in the current working directory (CWD) will be listed. If you specified "..\\*.*", then the files in the CWD's parent folder will be listed. If you specified "c:\\*.*", then the files in the root folder will be listed. Consider:

void main( void )
{
WIN32_FIND_DATA findFileData;

HANDLE hFind = FindFirstFile(\_T("\*.\*"), &findFileData);
if (hFind != INVALID\_HANDLE\_VALUE)
{
    BOOL bFound = true;
    int fileNumber = 0;
 
    while (bFound)
    {
        fileNumber++;
        wcout << fileNumber << \_T(":") << findFileData.cFileName << endl;

        bFound = FindNextFile(hFind, &findFileData);
    }

    FindClose(hFind);
} 

}

"Love people and use things, not love things and use people." - Unknown

"The brick walls are there for a reason...to stop the people who don't want it badly enough." - Randy Pausch

[Thilek]

well still the same.. if i put the exe file in C:/ and run it it shows the files and folders in C:/ but it does not going in further into the folders and get the file list.... The program i been working have to get the entire files in the subfolders.. since i am creating a anti-worm system... thanks :)

[Thilek]

but is there anyway if i type in C:/ or D:/ it will show files in the directory including the files in sub folders ???

[David Crow]

Thilek wrote:

but is there anyway if i type in C:/ or D:/ it will show files in the directory including the files in sub folders ???

Yes. The easiest solution is via a recursive function call. Examples are plentiful on the Web and here at CP.

"Love people and use things, not love things and use people." - Unknown

"The brick walls are there for a reason...to stop the people who don't want it badly enough." - Randy Pausch

[Thilek]

thanks ya.. do u have any links related to that topics :)

[David Crow]

Link 1 Link 2 Link 3

"Love people and use things, not love things and use people." - Unknown

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[Thilek]

Thanks a lot my friend i try it out and update with u the results.. God bless you... :)

[Hamid Taebi]

Where do you have problem exactly?FindFirstFile is easy to use?

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[vinvino2001]

You have to recursively call and iterate each Folders from the output if findFileData.dwFileAttributes is FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DIRECTORY. Try that.