Find Multiple Files ?

[Digisoul]

hi there, i want to know the right criteria to find multiple files, wen evr i tried to find files its give me result, in just a 1 specefid dir, how can i find files in all subfolders ? e.g i want to search *.ini files in C: Drive ?

[d4rk]

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; _FileSearch( <Path and Mask>, <Option (0 - normal, 1- recursive)>)
; Returns array. Either Array of files (full path) where...
; Array[0] is number of files.
; Array[0] = 0 if nothing found.
;
; EXAMPLE USAGE
;--------------------------------------------
;$drive=DriveGetDrive("all")


$a = _FileSearch("*.doc",1)
If $a[0] > 0 Then
    For $i = 1 to $a[0]
        ; filedelete($a[$i])
        msgbox(1,"",$a[$i])
    Next
EndIf
;--------------------------------------------

Func _FileSearch($szMask,$nOption)
    $szRoot = ""
    $hFile = 0
    $szBuffer = ""
    $szReturn = ""
    $szPathList = "*"
    Dim $aNULL[1]

    If Not StringInStr($szMask,"\") Then
         $szRoot = "E:\";DriveGetDrive("all")
             Else
         While StringInStr($szMask,"\")
              $szRoot = $szRoot & StringLeft($szMask,StringInStr($szMask,"\"))
              $szMask = StringTrimLeft($szMask,StringInStr($szMask,"\"))
         Wend
    EndIf
    If $nOption = 0 Then
         _FileSearchUtil($szRoot, $szMask, $szReturn)
    Else
         While 1
              $hFile = FileFindFirstFile($szRoot & "*.*")
              If $hFile >= 0 Then
                   $szBuffer = FileFindNextFile($hFile)
                   While Not @ERROR
                        If $szBuffer <> "." And $szBuffer <> ".." And _
                             StringInStr(FileGetAttrib($szRoot & $szBuffer),"D") Then _
                             $szPathList = $szPathList & $szRoot & $szBuffer & "*"
                        $szBuffer = FileFindNextFile($hFile)
                   Wend
                   FileClose($hFile)
              EndIf
              _FileSearchUtil($szRoot, $szMask, $szReturn)
              If $szPathList == "*" Then ExitLoop
              $szPathList = StringTrimLeft($szPathList,1)
              $szRoot = StringLeft($szPathList,StringInStr($szPathList,"*")-1) & "\"
              $szPathList = StringTrimLeft($szPathList,StringInStr($szPathList,"*")-1)
         Wend
    EndIf
    If $szReturn = "" Then
         $aNULL[0] = 0
         Return $aNULL
    Else
         Return StringSplit(StringTrimRight($szReturn,1),"*")
    EndIf
EndFunc

Func _FileSearchUtil(ByRef $ROOT, ByRef $MASK, ByRef $RETURN)
    $hFile = FileFindFirstFile($ROOT & $MASK)
    If $hFile >= 0 Then
         $szBuffer = FileFindNextFile($hFile)
         While Not @ERROR
              If $szBuffer <> "." And $szBuffer <> ".." Then _
                   $RETURN = $RETURN & $ROOT & $szBuffer & "*"
              $szBuffer = FileFindNextFile($hFile)
         Wend
         FileClose($hFile)
     EndIf
EndFunc

This isn't my code, but i don't know who wrote it

[Digisoul]

Thanks Buddy! Its Worked 4 me.. who 1 wrote dis code, done a gr8 job ;-)