FileFindFirstFile

[copyright]

How do I search a string within file names in a directory and return the first result into a $variable ?

[Jos]

How do I search a string within file names in a directory and return the first result into a $variable ?

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

heres the helpfile example with some modifications:

; Shows the filenames of all files in the current directory, note that "." and ".." are returned.
$search = FileFindFirstFile("*.*")  
$Sstr = "test"       ; string to search
; Check if the search was successful
If $search = -1 Then
   MsgBox(0, "Error", "No files/directories matched the search pattern")
   Exit
EndIf
While 1
   $file = FileFindNextFile($search) 
   If @error Then ExitLoop
   If StringInStr($file, $Sstr) Then
      MsgBox(4096, "File:", $file)
      ExitLoop
   EndIf
Wend

[copyright]

heres the helpfile example with some modifications:

; Shows the filenames of all files in the current directory, note that "." and ".." are returned.
$search = FileFindFirstFile("*.*")  
$Sstr = "test"      ; string to search
; Check if the search was successful
If $search = -1 Then
   MsgBox(0, "Error", "No files/directories matched the search pattern")
   Exit
EndIf
While 1
   $file = FileFindNextFile($search) 
   If @error Then ExitLoop
   If StringInStr($file, $Sstr) Then
      MsgBox(4096, "File:", $file)
      ExitLoop
   EndIf
Wend

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

there a way to add a specified directory to search in ?

[ezzetabi]

RTFM

Change @WorkingDir before that code.

$dir = 'The dir where seek'

FileChangeDir($Dir)
$search = FileFindFirstFile("*.*")  
$Sstr = "test"    ; string to search
; Check if the search was successful
If $search = -1 Then
 MsgBox(0, "Error", "No files/directories matched the search pattern")
 Exit
EndIf

While 1
 $file = FileFindNextFile($search) 
 If @error Then ExitLoop
 If StringInStr($file, $Sstr) Then
    MsgBox(4096, "File:", $file)
    ExitLoop
 EndIf
Wend

[copyright]

RTFM

Change @WorkingDir before that code.

$dir = 'The dir where seek'

FileChangeDir($Dir)
$search = FileFindFirstFile("*.*")  
$Sstr = "test"    ; string to search
; Check if the search was successful
If $search = -1 Then
 MsgBox(0, "Error", "No files/directories matched the search pattern")
 Exit
EndIf

While 1
 $file = FileFindNextFile($search) 
 If @error Then ExitLoop
 If StringInStr($file, $Sstr) Then
    MsgBox(4096, "File:", $file)
    ExitLoop
 EndIf
Wend

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

thanks for the quick reply.. we'll see if it works.. .