Running files in a directory

[mortalic]

Hello all,

Still a noob, but I'm getting better!

So now I am trying to run through all the files in a diretory, here is what I am doing:

Dim $i_PID
Dim $search

$search = FileFindFirstFile("<pathtofile>\FI431*.exe")

if $search = -1 Then
    MsgBox(0,"Error", "No files found")
    Exit
EndIf

While 1
    $file = FileFindNextFile($search)

    if @error then ExitLoop
$i_PID = Run("<pathtofile>" & $file)
While ProcessExists($i_PID)
    sleep(100)
Wend

WEnd

the problem is, autoit doesn't do the same sorting as windows does, which causes the files to get evaluated out of order.

In windows the files sort correctly

Example:

file00001_019.exe

file00020_117.exe

file00118_148.exe

but autoit, using the filefindfirst code above reports them in this order:

file00020_117.exe

file00001_019.exe

file00118_148.exe

I'm not sure why it is doing that, it doesn't seem to make any sense, 019 is definatly lower than 117, but as you can see from the naming convention, it is denoting 1 through 19, 20 through 117, 118 through 148.

and like I said, windows displays it differently.

Any ideas?

[Zedna]

Look into helpfile at:

_FileListToArray()

_ArraySort()

[mortalic]

Look into helpfile at:

_FileListToArray()

_ArraySort()

ahh good call, dump it to an array, sort the array, then run it in order. Thanks! I'll pose if I get stuck.

[mortalic]

ok I'm stumped,

So I've narrowed my code down to this:

#Include <File.au3>
#Include <Array.au3>

$fileList=_FileListToArray("FI*.exe")

If @Error=1 Then
    MsgBox(0,"","No files found")
    Exit
EndIf
_ArrayDisplay($fileList,"File List")

But nothing happens when I run the script, no output, nothing. script, runs then exits. It's right out of the f1 help file, what am I doing wrong?

[Zedna]

ok I'm stumped,

So I've narrowed my code down to this:

#Include <File.au3>
#Include <Array.au3>

$fileList=_FileListToArray("FI*.exe")

If @Error=1 Then
    MsgBox(0,"","No files found")
    Exit
EndIf
_ArrayDisplay($fileList,"File List")

But nothing happens when I run the script, no output, nothing. script, runs then exits. It's right out of the f1 help file, what am I doing wrong?

Did you looked into helpfile at parametres for _FileListToArray ?!?

#Include <File.au3>
#Include <Array.au3>

$fileList=_FileListToArray("C:\some path\", "FI*.exe")

If @Error=1 Then
    MsgBox(0,"","No files found")
    Exit
EndIf
_ArrayDisplay($fileList,"File List")

[mortalic]

Did you looked into helpfile at parametres for _FileListToArray ?!?

#Include <File.au3>
#Include <Array.au3>

$fileList=_FileListToArray("C:\some path\", "FI*.exe")

If @Error=1 Then
    MsgBox(0,"","No files found")
    Exit
EndIf
_ArrayDisplay($fileList,"File List")

Well yeah... My code is practically verbatim from the help file... did I miss something?

[cdkid]

Missed a parameter in _FileListToArray...

~cdkid

[mortalic]

Missed a parameter in _FileListToArray...

~cdkid

Ahh good call, I'll take a look at that.