This should be what you want.
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SUMMARY
Create the Printdir.bat File
Create a New Action for File Folders
Edit the Registry
SUMMARY
This article describes how to add a "print directory" feature
for
folders in Windows XP. After you follow the steps in this
article,
you can right-click a folder, and then click Print Directory
Listing
to print a directory listing of the folder's contents.
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Create the Printdir.bat File
To create the Printdir.bat file:
Click Start, click Run, type notepad, and then click OK.
Paste the following text into Notepad:
@echo off
dir %1 /-p /o:gn > "%temp%\Listing"
start /w notepad /p "%temp%\Listing"
del "%temp%\Listing" exit
On the File menu, click Exit, and then click Yes to save the
changes.
In the Save As dialog box, type %windir%\Printdir.bat, and
then
click Save.
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Create a New Action for File Folders
Click Start, click Control Panel (or, point to Settings, and
then
click Control Panel), and then click Folder Options.
On the File Types tab, click File Folder.
Click Advanced, and then click New.
In the Action box, type Print Directory Listing.
In the Application used to perform action box, type
printdir.bat,
and then click OK.
Click OK, click OK, and then click Close.
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Edit the Registry
WARNING: If you use Registry Editor incorrectly, you may cause
serious problems that may require you to reinstall your
operating
system. Microsoft cannot guarantee that you can solve problems
that
result from using Registry Editor incorrectly. Use Registry
Editor
at your own risk.
After you follow the steps in the previous sections, Search
Companion may start when you double-click a folder (instead of
the
folder being opened). Or, if you have associated other actions
with
file folders, those actions may be performed instead.
To resolve this issue:
Start Registry Editor (Regedt32.exe).
Locate the Default value under the following key in the
registry:
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell
Click Modify on the Edit menu.
Type none in the File data box, and then click OK.
Quit Registry Editor.
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Rick "Nutcase" Rogers said:
Hi gls,
Open a command prompt (start/run cmd), go to the folder of choice.
Run "dir> file.txt". This will create a text file of the contents of the
folder that you can open in notepad for printing or saving.
If you wish to add the contents of the subdirectories, run "dir
<drive><folder> /s> file.txt".
You may find this useful:
HOW TO: Add "Print Directory" Feature for Folders in Windows XP [Q321379]
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321379
If you head to google.com and search on "free directory printer", you
will
also find many other useful tools.
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Best of Luck,
Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Windows
Windows isn't rocket science! That's my other hobby!
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
glas said:
Is there a way to print the list of files in a directory?
chrissy
