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The attached code shows how to locate files in a d
Author: Ethan
E-mail: Click to e-mail author
Submitted: 11/9/2000
Version: VB6
Compatibility: VB6
Category: File Manipulation
Downloads: 10846
The attached code shows how to locate files in a directory using the FileSystemObject. You can search just within the specified directory or include all subdirectories in the search. Even though the FileSystemObject doesn't allow for wildcard symbols, I included code that shows how to use the wildcard symbol to help in locating a group of files. This allows you to do nested file searches with wildcards without using the Dir function or the FindFirstFile/FindNextFile API calls, which many peopele find confusing. "Test.bmp" will only return that file if found. ".frm" will return all files that end in ".frm" and "Test" will return all files that start with "Test". In addition, semi-colon separation of search strings is supported, so .txt;.exe will return all file with a .txt or .exe extension. Also included is an exampe of using the SendMessage API function to add a horizontal scroll bar dynamically to a list box. NOTE: The Microsoft Scripting Runtime must be referenced to access the FileSystemObject.

- Visual Basic, VB