Need an AutoIt alternative to DOS...help!

[Raestlin]

I can perform a simple DOS command like "dir *tub* /s" and it will scan the currently

directory as well as all subdirectories and return a listing of all directories and filenames

that contain the word "tub" in them.

I can't find anything in AutoIt that will do the same thing.

I can always call a DOS command from within AutoIt, but I was hoping someone has

discovered a way to access files from within AutoIt without dumping out to DOS?

I checked out the FileFindFirstFile & FileFindNextFile commands, but they won't work,

because 1) they don't recurse subdirectories and 2) they don't allow two wildcards

on one side of the extension.

Thanks,

~ Chris

[vim]

Look here:

http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.ph...st&p=211812

Edited August 25, 2006 by vim

[BigDod]

FileFindFirstFile & FileFindNextFile commands do accept 2 wildcards before the extension, least ways they do on mine.

Search for recursive in scripts and scraps and you will find a script that you can modify.

[Valuater]

i use similar dos commands for similar reasons..... and they work great

8)

[Zedna]

Or you can use UDF functions _FileListToArray()

from standard include file \include\File.au3

[Valuater]

as far as i have found _FileListToArray() only goes 1 level deep into sub folders

8)

[lod3n]

#include <Constants.au3>

$foo = Run(@ComSpec & " /c dir *tub* /s /b", @ScriptDir, @SW_HIDE, $STDOUT_CHILD)
$output = ""
While 1
    $output &= StdoutRead($foo)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
Wend

$output = StringStripWS($output,3)
$aTubs = StringSplit ($output, @crlf,3)

for $i = 1 to $aTubs[0]
    $curtubfile = $aTubs[$i]
    msgbox(0,"Found tubfile:",$curtubfile)
next

Edited August 25, 2006 by lod3n

[Raestlin]

FileFindFirstFile & FileFindNextFile commands do accept 2 wildcards before the extension, least ways they do on mine.

Search for recursive in scripts and scraps and you will find a script that you can modify.

Thanks BigDod.

I searched for recursive and found a pretty good script sample that will work great for what I need. :-)