A more efficient choice

[NightGaunt]

Alright is there a more efficient way to search in auto-it? I've been using outside programs and letting them write out in to auto-it. But if there is a more efficient way to do the serach, inside of auto-it I'd be happy to use that.

As an example, here is the best I have come up with in terms of searching in Auto-It. Granted the search I was performing was only two directories deep, so it was simple to do. But if I needed to search the system, is there a way to do that quickly and easily in Auto-it, or should I still call outside programs and write the data with StdoutRead?

CODE

$search = FileFindFirstFile($Directory & $Date & "*")

While 1

$file = FileFindNextFile($search)

ExitLoop

WEnd

FileClose($search)

$Directory = $Directory & $File

$Search = FileFindFirstFile($Directory & "\*.*")

While 1

$File = FileFindNextFile($Search)

$Search2 = FileFindFirstFile($Directory & "\" & $File & "\engietru.reg")

if $Search2 > -1 then ExitLoop

WEnd

$Path = $Directory & "\" & $File & "\engietru.reg"

FileCLose($search)

FIleClose($Search2)

Msgbox(0,"Here we go", $Path)

[jvanegmond]

First of all, it's AutoIt.

Secondly, _FileListToArray is similar to using Dir with the /B Switch. So, that would be a whole lot faster.

[randallc]

First of all, it's AutoIt.

Secondly, _FileListToArray is similar to using Dir with the /B Switch. So, that would be a whole lot faster.

Hi,

Easier, not faster; someone else pointed out thta large lists are slow in this UDF at present due to repeated redim;

ReDim $asFileList[UBound($asFileList) + 1]

try the new udf in my signature link..

Best, randall