Question Software that will create text (ascii) reading of files in directory

[brainstormer]

I am looking for software that will create text (ascii) reading of files in directory. I use to be able to use WS_FTP to do this, but I believe it's not longer available in a freeware version.

What such software does is once navigated to a directory, reads the file names and copies to a buffer which you can then paste into an editor.

 

[USAFRet]

No special software needed.

From a cmd command prompt.
Navigate to the desired folder.

dir /b>filelist.txt , press Enter

There will be a text file, in that folder, a list of all the files in it.

 

[brainstormer]

Would rather do it from a windows app. I have to do a lot of it and it will be quicker.

 

[USAFRet]

Would rather do it from a windows app. I have to do a lot of it and it will be quicker.

This comes under the heading of "Requirements gathering"

Doing this for one or two folders is probably a LOT different than doing it for 100 folders. Or CD/DVD.

 

[ex_bubblehead]

This is trivial to do in PowerShell using recursion to traverse any branch of the directory tree or the entire tree.

 

[brainstormer]

Seems like an FTP would be the perfect type of software that would have this feature. Maybe a CD/Dir indexer/cataloger.

 

[Deleted member 14196]

I think Total Commander with a plug-in can do this. Can’t remember

 

[Ralston18]

This is trivial to do in PowerShell using recursion to traverse any branch of the directory tree or the entire tree.

Starter suggestion:

Open Powershell (as Admin) and run the Get-ChildItem cmdlet at the PS> prompt.

Reference:

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/po....management/get-childitem?view=powershell-7.2

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And, very likely you can use the output to create a table as a data source for a database such as Access.

Very straightforward, thereafter to create queries and reports (routine and/or ad hoc) to look for any given file or file contents.

Just a click away in some cases.

 

[brainstormer]

I was able to get something like this with filezilla by highlighting directory and selecting Copy URLS to clipboard:

<Deleted all your ftp 'links' due to irrelevance>

This actually works to have someone code html files based on my original html files for other CD's but without letting them have my password. Not sure if my domain is set up to do ftp. (and minimal learning curve on doing it another way).