Printing lists

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Phil James

I think my old thread has expired.

When I do a search, I get a list of files. How do I convert that list into
a text file which I can import into Excel?

When I do "ctrl-alt-del" I get a list of tasks. How do I convert that list
into a text file which I can import into Excel?

Last time I only asked about printing, and the answer I got was "screen
print" and then put into "Paint." But I can also put a screen capture into
Notepad or Word and print out a picture of the screen. If the list is on
more than one screen, I have to do that for each screen.

How do I print out -- or convert to a text file -- the whole list?

Most of these lists cannlot be cut and pasted.

Plus, there are lots of other tools that provide lists wehich cannot be cut
and pasted. It seems unreasonable that Microsoft would not provide a way to
use these lists outside the tools, but I haven't found it yet.

Phil
 
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Shenan Stanley

Phil said:
I think my old thread has expired.

When I do a search, I get a list of files. How do I convert that
list into a text file which I can import into Excel?

When I do "ctrl-alt-del" I get a list of tasks. How do I convert
that list into a text file which I can import into Excel?

Last time I only asked about printing, and the answer I got was
"screen print" and then put into "Paint." But I can also put a
screen capture into Notepad or Word and print out a picture of the
screen. If the list is on more than one screen, I have to do that
for each screen.
How do I print out -- or convert to a text file -- the whole list?

Most of these lists cannlot be cut and pasted.

Plus, there are lots of other tools that provide lists wehich
cannot be cut and pasted. It seems unreasonable that Microsoft
would not provide a way to use these lists outside the tools, but I
haven't found it yet.

Which old thread?

http://groups.google.com/groups?q=a...81&as_maxd=17&as_maxm=2&as_maxy=2007&safe=off

This one?

http://groups.google.com/group/[email protected]&rnum=3#0fd99e86a3eb57c4
 
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Wesley Vogel

You need a spell checker also.
When I do a search, I get a list of files. How do I convert that list
into a text file which I can import into Excel?

How to print Windows XP Search results to a file
http://windowsxp.mvps.org/searchresults.htm
When I do "ctrl-alt-del" I get a list of tasks. How do I convert that
list into a text file which I can import into Excel?

Open System Information...
Start | Run | Type: msinfo32 | Click OK |
Click the [+] next to Software Environment to expand the list |
Click on Running Tasks | Click anywhere in the right hand pane and hit
Ctrl + A to Select All | Hit Ctrl + C to copy | Paste wherever you want

Or if you have XP Pro, open a command prompt...
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK |
Type: tasklist and hit Enter |
Highlight the items under Image Name |
Right click to copy and paste wherever you like

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

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RobertVA

Phil said:
I think my old thread has expired.

When I do a search, I get a list of files. How do I convert that list into
a text file which I can import into Excel?

When I do "ctrl-alt-del" I get a list of tasks. How do I convert that list
into a text file which I can import into Excel?

Last time I only asked about printing, and the answer I got was "screen
print" and then put into "Paint." But I can also put a screen capture into
Notepad or Word and print out a picture of the screen. If the list is on
more than one screen, I have to do that for each screen.

How do I print out -- or convert to a text file -- the whole list?

Most of these lists cannlot be cut and pasted.

Plus, there are lots of other tools that provide lists wehich cannot be cut
and pasted. It seems unreasonable that Microsoft would not provide a way to
use these lists outside the tools, but I haven't found it yet.

Phil

Application with ability to filter file list and copy the result to the
Windows XP clipboard. From the clipboard the list can be pasted in Excel
or other applications.

http://www.majusoft.de/DirPrinting/index_en.htm
 
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Ayush

Replied to [Phil James]s message :
I think my old thread has expired.

When I do a search, I get a list of files. How do I convert that list into
a text file which I can import into Excel?

Use command prompt dir command :
Dir "C:\Windows\*.*xe" /b /s > SomeFile.txt

When I do "ctrl-alt-del" I get a list of tasks. How do I convert that list
into a text file which I can import into Excel?


Again command prompt :
tasklist


Good Luck, Ayush.
 
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Phil James

Thanks all! I'll try all. And thanks for "exposing" me to Googol Groups!

Phil

Ayush said:
Replied to [Phil James]s message :
I think my old thread has expired.

When I do a search, I get a list of files. How do I convert that list
into a text file which I can import into Excel?

Use command prompt dir command :
Dir "C:\Windows\*.*xe" /b /s > SomeFile.txt

When I do "ctrl-alt-del" I get a list of tasks. How do I convert that
list into a text file which I can import into Excel?


Again command prompt :
tasklist


Good Luck, Ayush.
 

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