Is there an easy way to print out the contents of a folder...

zootfloot · 9 Feb 2011 at 14:40

In windows 7?

the reason i ask is that i have all of my movies ripped now, and would like a list to work from.

Each movie is ripped to its own folder and its this information that i want to be able to print.

Any ideas?

bledd · 9 Feb 2011 at 14:41

dir /b >list.txt

chuck that into a bat file or run it from the folder in cmd

zootfloot · 9 Feb 2011 at 14:44

bledd. said:
dir /b >list.txt

chuck that into a bat file or run it from the folder in cmd

Many thanks for the speedy reply, will give that a go tonight.

anything I don't mind · 9 Feb 2011 at 14:53

total commander can do this with an addon.

http://ghisler.fileburst.com/plugins/catalogmaker.zip

I use this, it is a packer plugin, it gives you options to do sub dirs and file types etc.

VeNT · 9 Feb 2011 at 16:08

or just run the command?

Magic_x_uk · 22 Jun 2011 at 14:10

some one explain this for me in laymans terms please, i need to do the same. No idea what you mean about dir, cmd etc

thanks.

all my films that i need are on a external hd and i want to be able to print the list.

Hagar · 22 Jun 2011 at 14:17

Magic_x_uk said:
some one explain this for me in laymans terms please, i need to do the same. No idea what you mean about dir, cmd etc

thanks.

all my films that i need are on a external hd and i want to be able to print the list.

open notepad,

type the command into it

dir /b >list.txt

and save the file as list.bat or something else.

place in the folder you want to list.

double click the list.bat file icon,

wait a second or two

the file 'list.txt' is created

click on it to open and read contents.

Magic_x_uk · 22 Jun 2011 at 14:26

Oh you are brilliant. Many thanks.

makes life so easy.

Thank you kind sir.......

Hagar · 22 Jun 2011 at 15:17

Comes from having a first PC with DOS only on it. Google 'batch commands' for a lot more commands and switches.

zpos · 22 Jun 2011 at 18:25

DOS 3.3 for the win.

For completion, you could replace > with >> to append to the file. It will create the output file if it's not present.

VeNT · 23 Jun 2011 at 12:22

Dr DOS > MS Dos

bash25 · 24 Jun 2011 at 18:48

groen said:
total commander can do this with an addon.

http://ghisler.fileburst.com/plugins/catalogmaker.zip

I use this, it is a packer plugin, it gives you options to do sub dirs and file types etc.

Hi Groen,

How do I install the plugin in Total Commander.

Thanks in advanced.

Bashy.

zpos · 25 Jun 2011 at 12:27

VeNT said:
Dr DOS > MS Dos

lol why stop there, Unix shells pee all over dos!

Saying that, having a strong dos background certainly helps the transition into the world of *nix.