Copy & Paste list of Midi's from Winows Exp - HOW?

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~ Free Spirit ~

Ok... guys I"ve known how to copy and paste since 1996 and just spend
about 30 minutes on the net searching how to C&P from Windows Explorer. I
have over 500 midi files and need to send a list of thier names to some
friends. I tried to C&P them to WordPad and I got 500 midi's in WP, and
no way to STOP it once they started to transfer. Esc didn't work, Task
Manager wouldn't work and the STOP button in WE wouldn't work.... I had
to wait then just delete the whole mess. I need a list of the names so
prt scrn wont work either - how is this done from WE? Do I need special
software?

How do I copy the list of the NAMES Of the midi files and not the files
themselves to so I can send the list to my friends?
I would also like a list of my MPs as well. I have over 2500 of them.

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FS...
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L

Lorne Smith

Open a command window to the required folder and enter:

dir *.mid > list.txt

This will output a directory listing into the file list.txt. Type dir /?
for further help on the parameters available to the dir command.

HTH

Lorne
 
F

~ Free Spirit ~

Lorne Smith said:
Open a command window to the required folder and enter:
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** How is this done? "What does "to the required folder" mean? What is a
command window? You mean Start/Run...?
dir *.mid > list.txt
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This will output a directory listing into the file list.txt. Type dir
Click to expand...
/?

** Can this be explained in a non-tech way? Where would I locate the
"file list .txt" after it's "put out?" There's nothing about this in my
XP-Book.
for further help on the parameters available to the dir command.
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** What does this mean? All I need is a list of all the names of the midi
files to send her.
HTH

Lorne
Click to expand...
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FS...
My webpages:
http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/indexpage.html
"Go for younger men. You might as well, they never mature anyway."
~~~~<~~~~<~~~{@ ~~~~<~~~~<~~~{@ ~~~~<~~~{@ ~~~<~~{@
 
F

~ Free Spirit ~

Lorne Smith said:
Open a command window to the required folder and enter:

dir *.mid > list.txt
Click to expand...

** Start/Run says "Windows cannot find dir . What other command windows
are there in XP?
This will output a directory listing into the file list.txt. Type dir /?
for further help on the parameters available to the dir command.

HTH
Click to expand...
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FS...
My webpages:
http://www.heartoftn.net/users/windsong/indexpage.html
"Go for younger men. You might as well, they never mature anyway."
~~~~<~~~~<~~~{@ ~~~~<~~~~<~~~{@ ~~~~<~~~{@ ~~~<~~{@
 
L

Lorne Smith

See inline...

~ Free Spirit ~ said:
** How is this done? "What does "to the required folder" mean? What is a
command window? You mean Start/Run...?
Click to expand...

Click Start -> Run, type in CMD and click OK. The required folder is the
folder in which your midi files are located. You can change to the desired
folder using the CD command. For example:

To change to the C:\Windows\Media folder, you enter the command: cd
c:\windows\media

/?

** Can this be explained in a non-tech way? Where would I locate the
"file list .txt" after it's "put out?" There's nothing about this in my
XP-Book.
Click to expand...

The file will be created in the same directory your midi files are in. I
wouldn't normally expect an XP book to have this information as these are
old DOS commands. Sometimes though, you just have to revert to DOS as the
easiest way to get what you want. Might be an idea to pop down to your
local library as they usually have books on DOS.
** What does this mean? All I need is a list of all the names of the midi
files to send her.
Click to expand...

You can change the way the output is displayed using some of the optional
parameters available to the DIR command. You can see these with the command
DIR /?
 
L

Lorne Smith

Good grief... Is English you're first language? It means my comments are in
line with your comments... Try reading down and looking for the comments
NOT prefixed with a '>' symbol...

Lorne
 

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