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Guest
Running XP Home. Would like to save the directory information in Explorer easily to a file, rather than having to manually type it in. Does XP support such a process?
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Thorsten Matzner
BobZ said:Running XP Home. Would like to save the directory information in Explorer easily to a file, rather than having to manually type it in. Does XP support such a process?
Get the Windows 95 Power Toys
(http://www.microsoft.com/windows95/downloads/contents/wutoys/w95pwrtoysset/default.asp?RLD=13)
and install the SendToX PowerToy. Afterwards you will find new entries
in the "Send To" context menu. Highlight the contents of the folder,
use "Clipboard as Name" and paste the information into a text editor.
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Rob Schneider
Searching this newsgroup, you'll find this has been asked and answered
many times.
Open a command prompt box. Navigate to the directory of interest. Use
the commands: 'dir' and 'tree' and output results to a file, e.g.
dir > c:\temp\directory_listing.txt
Then open this file with an editor (notepad, wordpad, etc.)
Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.
rms
many times.
Open a command prompt box. Navigate to the directory of interest. Use
the commands: 'dir' and 'tree' and output results to a file, e.g.
dir > c:\temp\directory_listing.txt
Then open this file with an editor (notepad, wordpad, etc.)
Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.
rms
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PopRivet
"Rob Schneider" <rmschne@removetheones_b1e1e1b.net.net>
wrote in
message news:%[email protected]
There's also a DirPrin program you can Google for that
works well. Another is called JDirPrn.
Pop
wrote in
message news:%[email protected]
There's also a DirPrin program you can Google for that
works well. Another is called JDirPrn.
Pop
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Guest
Thorsten, thank you for responding to my question. Followed your advice and downloaded Power Toys. When I opened the download, there wasn't a SendToX executable. The other "Toy" programs were there as .exe. So, that isn't a solution to my problem. But thanks again.
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Guest
Thanks for your suggestion Rob. I expected the question had been asked and answered, but my search of the data base didn't find it. Probably not using the best search criteria.
Anyway, your procedure does work for directories on my hard drive. But, I am trying to work with data CDs. Command line won't recognize the change directory command to the CD drive. I will have to copy all the files from the CD to the hard drive first before I can follow your suggestion. I would really like something more convenient.
Anyway, your procedure does work for directories on my hard drive. But, I am trying to work with data CDs. Command line won't recognize the change directory command to the CD drive. I will have to copy all the files from the CD to the hard drive first before I can follow your suggestion. I would really like something more convenient.
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Guest
Thanks PopRivet. Did Google DirPrin. Found the program and downloaded it. But, as best I can tell, the program creates a Print file. I don't want to do "Print to File". I really want to get the data into something like Excel so I can edit the directory content and add descriptive text so I can remember what's in each file.
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Doug Knox MS-MVP
Bob, you CD (Change Directory) to another folder on the current drive.
You have to type in just the drive letter, followed by a colon, first to change the "current" drive to your CD Drive.
Example X:
Where X is the actual drive letter of your CD drive.
You have to type in just the drive letter, followed by a colon, first to change the "current" drive to your CD Drive.
Example X:
Where X is the actual drive letter of your CD drive.
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David Candy
http://www.microsoft.com/Windows95/downloads/contents/WUToys/W95PwrToysSet/Default.asp
Install the Windows 95 Send To Power Toys. After installing go to Add/Remove programs in Control Panel and select Send To Extension Power Toys, click Add/Remove and clear the checkboxes for the three mail extensions. Type the following line in Start - Run.
regsrv32 sendmail
This fixes the one problem that installing Win95 Power Toys Send To causes. It still worthwhile installing then fixing for the added functionally of Send To Powertoys. Win98 Send To Desktop As Shortcut and Powertoys Send to Mail can't co-exist, but Win 98 includes it's own Send To Mail.
General Send To Tips
a.. To create sub menus on the Send To menu type Sendto in the Start - Run dialog box. Click a blank spot and choose New then Folder. Rename the folder to the name you want on the Send To menu. Drag your shortcuts you want on the menu into this folder.
b.. Put a shortcut to Sendto folder into the Sendto folder. Then when you want to add a program or folder to the Send To menu right click it, choose Send To then while holding Ctrl + Shift click Sendto.
c.. To get a list of files you can use the first tip on this page or install the Win 95 Sendto Powertoys (described elsewhere on this page) and send the selected files to the Clipboard As Name powertoy.
d.. To put the URL of a favourite on the clipboard rather than it's name use Clipboard As Content.
Key Description
File System Objects
Control Copies a file
Shift Moves a file
Control and Shift Creates a shortcut
Send To Powertoys (except Send To Clipboard as Contents)
Control Uses the short file name rather than the long file name
Send To Clipboard as Contents Powertoys
Control Displays a dialog box to select the clipboard data formats
Install the Windows 95 Send To Power Toys. After installing go to Add/Remove programs in Control Panel and select Send To Extension Power Toys, click Add/Remove and clear the checkboxes for the three mail extensions. Type the following line in Start - Run.
regsrv32 sendmail
This fixes the one problem that installing Win95 Power Toys Send To causes. It still worthwhile installing then fixing for the added functionally of Send To Powertoys. Win98 Send To Desktop As Shortcut and Powertoys Send to Mail can't co-exist, but Win 98 includes it's own Send To Mail.
General Send To Tips
a.. To create sub menus on the Send To menu type Sendto in the Start - Run dialog box. Click a blank spot and choose New then Folder. Rename the folder to the name you want on the Send To menu. Drag your shortcuts you want on the menu into this folder.
b.. Put a shortcut to Sendto folder into the Sendto folder. Then when you want to add a program or folder to the Send To menu right click it, choose Send To then while holding Ctrl + Shift click Sendto.
c.. To get a list of files you can use the first tip on this page or install the Win 95 Sendto Powertoys (described elsewhere on this page) and send the selected files to the Clipboard As Name powertoy.
d.. To put the URL of a favourite on the clipboard rather than it's name use Clipboard As Content.
Key Description
File System Objects
Control Copies a file
Shift Moves a file
Control and Shift Creates a shortcut
Send To Powertoys (except Send To Clipboard as Contents)
Control Uses the short file name rather than the long file name
Send To Clipboard as Contents Powertoys
Control Displays a dialog box to select the clipboard data formats
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David Candy
CD /D changes drive and directory as well.
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'Not happy John! Defending our democracy',
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/29/1088392635123.html
Bob, you CD (Change Directory) to another folder on the current drive.
You have to type in just the drive letter, followed by a colon, first to change the "current" drive to your CD Drive.
Example X:
Where X is the actual drive letter of your CD drive.
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'Not happy John! Defending our democracy',
http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2004/06/29/1088392635123.html
Bob, you CD (Change Directory) to another folder on the current drive.
You have to type in just the drive letter, followed by a colon, first to change the "current" drive to your CD Drive.
Example X:
Where X is the actual drive letter of your CD drive.
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David Candy
Attached is a VBScript that generate the shell properties (what you see or could see in Explorer). It is a 51 column csv. There is about 40 properties on a standard XP and I've allowed about 10 columns for custom properties that applications may add. Those whove seen it before this one automatically finds the desktop rather than editing the script. To use, drop a folder on it or place in Sendto and send a folder to it.
To do sub folders type in a command prompt in the folder that you want to start in (It also does the parent folder - a quirk of For)
for /r %A in (.) do start "" /w "PrintDetailsAppend" "%~dpA"
It creates a file on the desktop called Folder Property List.txt
To do sub folders type in a command prompt in the folder that you want to start in (It also does the parent folder - a quirk of For)
for /r %A in (.) do start "" /w "PrintDetailsAppend" "%~dpA"
It creates a file on the desktop called Folder Property List.txt
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Rob Schneider
Bob,
Use the technique I advised, then import that text file into Excel.
Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.
rms
Use the technique I advised, then import that text file into Excel.
Hope this is useful to you. Let us know.
rms
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Thorsten Matzner
BobZ said:Thorsten, thank you for responding to my question. Followed your advice and downloaded Power Toys. When I opened the download, there wasn't a SendToX executable. The other "Toy" programs were there as .exe. So, that isn't a solution to my problem. But thanks again.
Right-click the SENDTOX.INF file. Choose "Install".