How to simply copy list of folder contents?

[Richard Hart]

I want to do something that is extremely easy to do on
other systems that I have used, but I can't figure out how
to do it in my Win XP Pro system.

How to I copy the list of file names in a folder to an
email message I want to send. I want just the list of file
names, not the actual file contents (which is 1GB+).
Everything I've tried to do, like copy and paste, has
copied the file contents and not the list of file names.

 

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Richard,

Actually, there's more to it, see:

HOW TO: Add "Print Directory" Feature for Folders in Windows XP [Q321379]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321379

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Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x

Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

From the command prompt (Start > Run > Cmd.exe), simply change to
the desired directory and type "dir > filelist.txt" or "dir > lpt1,"
just as you used to do in DOS. Any of the switches for the DIR
command (type "dir /?") will work with this command, if you wish to
modify the output. You can then subsequently edit the resulting text
file using Word.

Alternatively:

HOW TO Add a Print Directory Feature for Folders in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321379


Bruce Chambers

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[Ramesh]

You may use the "dir /b" parameter. See the reply from Bruce.

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I want to do something that is extremely easy to do on
other systems that I have used, but I can't figure out how
to do it in my Win XP Pro system.

How to I copy the list of file names in a folder to an
email message I want to send. I want just the list of file
names, not the actual file contents (which is 1GB+).
Everything I've tried to do, like copy and paste, has
copied the file contents and not the list of file names.

 

[Richard Hart]

Thank you all. I've got it now.

 

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

From the command prompt (Start > Run > Cmd.exe), simply change to
the desired directory and type "dir > filelist.txt" or "dir > lpt1,"
just as you used to do in DOS. Any of the switches for the DIR
command (type "dir /?") will work with this command, if you wish to
modify the output. You can then subsequently edit the resulting text
file using Word.

Alternatively:

HOW TO Add a Print Directory Feature for Folders in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321379


Bruce Chambers

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You can have peace. Or you can have freedom. Don't ever count on
having both at once. -- RAH