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i want to search for every directory on a drive,(excluding WINDOWS) and place them into variables.

then i would like to create an array where i could, for instance... add a .txt file to each one of those directories that the script found.

is there a quick and easy way to do this?

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~Toddie

Valik Note Added 19 October 2006 - 08:38 AMAdded to warn level I just plain don't like you.

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i want to search for every directory on a drive,(excluding WINDOWS) and place them into variables.

then i would like to create an array where i could, for instance... add a .txt file to each one of those directories that the script found.

is there a quick and easy way to do this?

i am your slave for a week

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Have a look at this script: http://www.autoitscript.com/fileman/users/jdeb/scriptlets/dirsize.au3 which calculates the total size of all files in all subdirs, but can be easely changed to do what you want...

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that script looks pretty neat.

easy to change to what i want? lol

i am just a beginner with version 3 though.

i tried to pick it apart, but have been unsuccessful.

this may explain what im trying to do better.

ONE) what i want to do, is count every directory, (that script you showed me does that)

TWO) what i want to do is put every directories PATH into a variable. (how do i do that?)

so, lets say there is for example, 50 directories on the c: drive

i should get 50 variables, and they should all be the path to the directory.

i would like to search all letter drives, except a: b: and d: of course....

and i would like to make an array that goes through all of the variables, by repeating a loop for whatever amount of directories were found, and then going through each variable, and executing a command for each variable...

thanks for the tip, im looking at that script now, but im still kind of stuck :ph34r:

any additional help is appreciated

~Todd

Edited by t0ddie

Valik Note Added 19 October 2006 - 08:38 AMAdded to warn level I just plain don't like you.

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nice, i changed this in the beginning

$FileList = "c:\,"

to this

$FileList = ""

and it worked better for me

and i am persistant, arent i? lol

~Toddie

i prefer to be called, "nice new person" not noob

btw, i admit im a noob though, and that you are my hero larry.

now, may i borrow your brain? i swear.. i will leave it just how i found it

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moving right along, this is getting interesting!

what do you mean subfolders arent included?

is the test.txt file i now see on my desktop not a complete list of all folders on my computer?

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ok.

currently this script writes the directories into a .txt file.

i was wondering how it could be modified to save each directory into a variable instead,

so that you could create an array.

an example of what i mean by an array. copy a .txt file to each directory

by looping through the variable, and adding 1 each time until there are no more variables left.

i looked through it, but i would like a little help :ph34r:. im just starting to get used to version 3... thanks for the help. its appreciated!!

~Todd

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i mean, it "stacks" all the variables into one variable, and then writes it to a .txt file right?

instead of stacking it, can it be re-coded to just put each single directory into a variable? or would you have to make an entirely different script.

please? :ph34r: im chain smoking trying to figure this out lol

Valik Note Added 19 October 2006 - 08:38 AMAdded to warn level I just plain don't like you.

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You should stop smoking... Really.

You know, the file is made FROM a variable that can made in a array in A SINGLE LINE!

rtfm and the script!

$Stack = "c:,"
$FileList = "c:\,"
While $Stack <> ""
  $root = StringLeft($Stack,StringInStr($Stack,",")-1) & "\"
  $Stack = StringTrimLeft($Stack,StringInStr($Stack,","))
  $h = FileFindFirstFile($root & "*.*")
  If $h > -1 Then
    $FileFound = FileFindNextFile($h)
    While Not @Error And $FileFound <> ""
      If $FileFound <> "." And $FileFound <> ".." And _
        StringInStr(FileGetAttrib($root & $FileFound),"D") Then
        $Stack = $Stack & $root & $FileFound & ","
        $FileList = $FileList & $root & $FileFound & "\" & @LF;Just changed from @crlf because StringSplit can split using only one char.
      EndIf
      $FileFound = FileFindNextFile($h)
    Wend
    FileClose($h)
  EndIf
Wend
$FileList = StringSplit($FileList,@lf)

Now file list is a array with all the dir names, it keeps $filelist[0] elements, indexed from $filelist[1] to $filelist[$filelist[0]] .

You can access it with easy using a

For $c = 1 to $filelist[0]

loop.

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i seen the way to do it in the help file, just didnt know where to put it.

i KNOW.. i READ the fuggin manual and the script.. heh

im bad, your good

no but really... THANKS!!!

exactly what i wanted

~Todd

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im trying to exclude directories...

doesnt seem to be working though

i want to list all but the windows directories.

not only does it not exclude them.. but it makes for bigger than needed code.

$Stack = c:,

$FileList = ""

Next

While $Stack <> ""

$root = StringLeft($Stack,StringInStr($Stack,",")-1) & "\"

$Stack = StringTrimLeft($Stack,StringInStr($Stack,","))

$h = FileFindFirstFile($root & "*.*")

If $h > -1 Then

$FileFound = FileFindNextFile($h)

While Not @Error And $FileFound <> ""

If $FileFound <> "." And $FileFound <> ".." And _

StringInStr(FileGetAttrib($root & $FileFound),"D") Then

$Stack = $Stack & $root & $FileFound & ","

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "WINDOWS") = 0 Then

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "System") = 0 Then

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "Documents") = 0 Then

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "Favorites") = 0 Then

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "All Users") = 0 Then

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "Application Data") = 0 Then

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "Desktop") = 0 Then

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "Start Menu") = 0 Then

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "Cookies") = 0 Then

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "Local Settings") = 0 Then

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "My Documents") = 0 Then

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "NetHood") = 0 Then

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "PrintHood") = 0 Then

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "SendTo") = 0 Then

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "Templates") = 0 Then

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "Programs") = 0 Then

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "History") = 0 Then

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "Temporary Internet Files") = 0 Then

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "Administrative Tools") = 0 Then

If StringInStr($root & $FileFound, "Startup") = 0 Then

$FileList = $FileList & $root & $FileFound & "\" & @LF

EndIf

$FileFound = FileFindNextFile($h)

Wend

FileClose($h)

EndIf

Wend

endif

$FileList = StringSplit($FileList,@lf)

been fiddling with this code for awhile... its gotten to page 5 now, before i have asked for help lol.

what do you think should be changed?

Edited by t0ddie

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I would concantenate the stirings you want to check and then use stirnginstr

like

$String = '|' & @TempDir & '|' & @Tempdir & '|'

If Not stringinstr($String,'|' & $root & $Filefound & '|') Then
blah
endif

red

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here is a good chunk of the code.

should work now.

$var = DriveGetDrive( "fixed" )

If NOT @error Then

For $i = 1 to $var[0]

$Stack = $var[$i] & ","

$FileList = ""

Next

While $Stack <> ""

$root = StringLeft($Stack,StringInStr($Stack,",")-1) & "\"

$Stack = StringTrimLeft($Stack,StringInStr($Stack,","))

$h = FileFindFirstFile($root & "*.*")

If $h > -1 Then

$FileFound = FileFindNextFile($h)

While Not @Error And $FileFound <> ""

If $FileFound <> "." And $FileFound <> ".." And _

StringInStr(FileGetAttrib($root & $FileFound),"D") Then

$Stack = $Stack & $root & $FileFound & ","

If $root & $FileFound <> @SystemDir And _

$root & $FileFound <> @WindowsDir And _

$root & $FileFound <> @TempDir And _

$root & $FileFound <> @AppDataCommonDir And _

$root & $FileFound <> @DesktopCommonDir And _

$root & $FileFound <> @DocumentsCommonDir And _

$root & $FileFound <> @FavoritesCommonDir And _

$root & $FileFound <> @ProgramsCommonDir And _

$root & $FileFound <> @StartMenuCommonDir And _

$root & $FileFound <> @StartupCommonDir And _

$root & $FileFound <> @AppDataDir And _

$root & $FileFound <> @DesktopDir And _

$root & $FileFound <> @MyDocumentsDir And _

$root & $FileFound <> @FavoritesDir And _

$root & $FileFound <> @ProgramsDir And _

$root & $FileFound <> @StartMenuDir And _

$root & $FileFound <> @StartupDir And _

$root & $FileFound <> @UserProfileDir then

$FileList = $FileList & $root & $FileFound & "\" & @LF

EndIf

EndIf

EndIf

$FileFound = FileFindNextFile($h)

Wend

FileClose($h)

EndIf

Wend

endif

$FileList = StringSplit($FileList,@lf)

so that should create a variable stack with those directories ommitted correct?

i changed it in the beginning a little, to search all drives

what do you think?

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well, it seems to run ok. and i dont get any errors.

but either way... they all need to be there. maybe my placement isnt correct, but i think it is.

does this code not work for you? and how would you change it to improve it?

say there is 5 fixed drives.

c: d: e: f: g:

with this code. the stacked variable at the end should be every directory in all of these drives, minus the windows folders and stuff. right?

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well, what i did was took a few different examples i liked, and added them together ... but i had to move a few things around.. to make them functional in the loop.

its supposed to go through the c drive, make the stack... continue to the d drive afterwards, and keep adding, and so on and so forth

so, what needs to be changed?

what this is supposed to do, is search all drives, and put every dir into the stacked variable.

Edited by t0ddie

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cool, thanks for taking the time to help me.

when i ran that, i got test.txt and when i opened it, it looked like this

c:\Config.Msi\

c:\Documents and Settings\

c:\Install AOL Communicator\

c:\Install ICQ\

c:\Install Winamp\

c:\My Music\

c:\Program Files\

so on and so on...

they are all together, and not on a seperate line each, but i already understand why, cause its lf and not crlf. but anyways..

just wondering why all the directories i didnt want to include are still in there.

it didnt seem to weed them out.

c:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallQ817606$\spuninst\

c:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallQ828026$\spuninst\

c:\WINDOWS\Cache\Adobe Reader 6.0.1\

c:\WINDOWS\Debug\UserMode\

c:\WINDOWS\Downloaded Installations\{5436BB00-FD44-4FFF-B005-AB35C149667C}\

c:\WINDOWS\Driver Cache\i386\

c:\WINDOWS\Help\mail\

c:\WINDOWS\Help\Tours\

c:\WINDOWS\ime\chsime\

c:\WINDOWS\ime\CHTIME\

c:\WINDOWS\ime\imejp\

c:\WINDOWS\ime\imejp98\

c:\WINDOWS\ime\imjp8_1\

c:\WINDOWS\ime\imkr6_1\

c:\WINDOWS\ime\shared\

c:\WINDOWS\Installer\{350C97B0-3D7C-4EE8-BAA9-00BCB3D54227}\

c:\WINDOWS\Installer\{7148F0A8-6813-11D6-A77B-00B0D0142050}\

c:\WINDOWS\Installer\{A14F19F4-2E19-4CA5-83AB-FC9EE3FEA1E0}\

c:\WINDOWS\Installer\{AC76BA86-7AD7-1033-7B44-A00000000001}\

c:\WINDOWS\java\classes\

c:\WINDOWS\java\Packages\

c:\WINDOWS\java\trustlib\

c:\WINDOWS\msagent\chars\

c:\WINDOWS\msagent\intl\

c:\WINDOWS\msapps\msinfo\

c:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\HelpCtr\

c:\WINDOWS\PCHealth\UploadLB\

c:\WINDOWS\provisioning\schemas\

c:\WINDOWS\RegisteredPackages\{44BBA855-CC51-11CF-AAFA-00AA00B6015C}\

c:\WINDOWS\RegisteredPackages\{89820200-ECBD-11cf-8B85-00AA005B4383}\

c:\WINDOWS\RegisteredPackages\{AA936DF4-2B08-4B1F-B071-72192E287704}\

c:\WINDOWS\RegisteredPackages\{CAC24AF7-5447-4F19-9FA6-F6E6E69D395E}\

c:\WINDOWS\RegisteredPackages\{FB8B5424-4B01-433E-AB3B-4B296655D43A}\

c:\WINDOWS\Registration\CRMLog\

c:\WINDOWS\Resources\Themes\

c:\WINDOWS\security\Database\

c:\WINDOWS\security\logs\

c:\WINDOWS\security\templates\

c:\WINDOWS\ServicePackFiles\i386\

c:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\DataStore\

c:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\Download\

c:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\EventCache\

c:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\SelfUpdate\

c:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\WebSetup\

c:\WINDOWS\SoftwareDistribution\WuRedir\

c:\WINDOWS\srchasst\chars\

c:\WINDOWS\srchasst\mui\

c:\WINDOWS\Sun\Java\

c:\WINDOWS\system32\1025\

c:\WINDOWS\system32\1028\

c:\WINDOWS\system32\1031\

c:\WINDOWS\system32\1033\

c:\WINDOWS\system32\1037\

c:\WINDOWS\system32\1041\

c:\WINDOWS\system32\1042\

c:\WINDOWS\system32\1054\

c:\WINDOWS\system32\2052\

c:\WINDOWS\system32\3076\

just to name some of them :ph34r:

i hope im not TOO annoying lol... but i dont know how i would keep these directories out of the list.. without bungling up the code.

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cool, thanks for taking the time to help me.

when i ran that, i got test.txt and when i opened it, it looked like this

c:\Config.Msi\

c:\Documents and Settings\

c:\Install AOL Communicator\

c:\Install ICQ\

c:\Install Winamp\

c:\My Music\

c:\Program Files\

so on and so on...

they are all together, and not on a seperate line each, but i already understand why, cause its lf and not crlf.  but anyways..

just wondering why all the directories i didnt want to include are still in there.

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That is because you didn't tell it not to.. e.g. you only told it not to include @WindowsDir = C:\WINDOWS in your case.

And "C:\Windows" is NOT equal to 'c:\WINDOWS\$NtUninstallQ817606$\spuninst\

" thus is it included....... :ph34r:

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