Is there a better way to print tree structure of files on a CD?

[Guest]

I want to print a simple directory of files that are on a CD.

I want a list of files, size, date modified.

Currently I’m using print screen repeatedly as I scroll down the directory.

Then I must click on each folder to get the subfolders and do print screen
again, etc.

Then I paste the whole mess into an Outlook message.

I also find that to see the whole line I must Email the images to myself and
view them in the inbox or sent folders.

Is there a way to get it to give me a whole tree structure?

Also the size of the print is very small.

Can I crop the screen images? ‘crop’ in Word doesn’t cut off edges it
squeezes the whole image.

 

[C.Wilder]

I want to print a simple directory of files that are on a CD.

I want a list of files, size, date modified.

Currently I'm using print screen repeatedly as I scroll down the
directory.

Then I must click on each folder to get the subfolders and do print
screen again, etc.

Then I paste the whole mess into an Outlook message.

I also find that to see the whole line I must Email the images to
myself and view them in the inbox or sent folders.

Is there a way to get it to give me a whole tree structure?

Also the size of the print is very small.

Can I crop the screen images? 'crop' in Word doesn't cut off edges it
squeezes the whole image.

Try here:

http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptdirprn.asp

CW

 

[Tim Slattery]

I want to print a simple directory of files that are on a CD.

I want a list of files, size, date modified.

Look at http://members.cox.net/slatteryt/FNtoClip.html. There you'll
find an easily installed utility that will allow you to select a bunch
of file and copy their names to the clipboard.

This utility is limited: in my tests, it won't work with more than
about 75 files selected. This will vary a lot depending on the lengths
of the file names. You can get around this by selecting 70 or so at a
time, until you get the whole list where you want it. Still beats
messing with graphic files.

I intend to redo this as a "Shell Extension" which would get rid of
this limitation. But that's going to take while.....

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

I want to print a simple directory of files that are on a CD.

I want a list of files, size, date modified.

Currently I'm using print screen repeatedly as I scroll down the
directory.

Then I must click on each folder to get the subfolders and do print
screen again, etc.

Yes, that's why print Screen is not a good tool for this. Here are four
better ways to do it:

1. Go to a command prompt and issue the command

dir [drive:folder] > c:\tempfilename (you can use any name and put it in any
folder you want)

Then open notepad, open tempfilename, and print it from there.

2. Write (for example in Notepad) a 1-line text file:
DIR %1 /O >LPT1:

Save it as "printdir.bat" in the "Send To" folder.

Then, to print list of files in any folder, right-click that folder and
select Send to | printdir.bat

To include subfolders, change the comand to DIR %1 /O/S >LPT1:

3. Go to http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q321379 and
follow the instructions there.

4. Download and use any of the several freeware/shareware utilities that can
do this, such as the popular
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptdirprn.asp

 

[Bruce Chambers]

I want to print a simple directory of files that are on a CD.

I want a list of files, size, date modified.

Currently I’m using print screen repeatedly as I scroll down the directory.

Then I must click on each folder to get the subfolders and do print screen
again, etc.

Then I paste the whole mess into an Outlook message.

I also find that to see the whole line I must Email the images to myself and
view them in the inbox or sent folders.

Is there a way to get it to give me a whole tree structure?

Also the size of the print is very small.

Can I crop the screen images? ‘crop’ in Word doesn’t cut off edges it
squeezes the whole image.

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
NotePad, WordPad, Word, etc.

Alternatively:

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


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Bruce Chambers

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