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| | Retrieve the path of the file Hi, I have a requirement where in I know the name of the file. But do not know the complete path of its location. Moreover the machine will be having atleast 3 drives. Is there any way to retrieve the path of the specified File only by giving the name. Thanks, Aditya |
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| | Re: Retrieve the path of the file I think this requires a brute force approach: 'c:\','d:\','e:\' | get-childitem -r -filter *.txt -force | where {!$_.PSIsContainer -and $_.name -eq $filename} For $filename specify the entire filename that you want to match including the extension. For the command above I assumed a filter of .txt, change that to whatever extension the file you're looking for uses. -- Keith "AdityaKir" <AdityaKir@xxxxxx> wrote in message news:39BF9223-4A0E-4715-973E-0211FC44A78B@xxxxxx Quote: > Hi, > > I have a requirement where in I know the name of the file. But do not > know > the complete path of its location. Moreover the machine will be having > atleast 3 drives. Is there any way to retrieve the path of the specified > File > only by giving the name. > > > Thanks, > > Aditya |
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| | Re: Retrieve the path of the file Quote: >I think this requires a brute force approach: > > 'c:\','d:\','e:\' | get-childitem in other Windows processes, uses many other Windows tools to find files! Where.exe The automation (PowerShell) tool's cmdlet get-command where.exe returns: FileDescription: Where - Lists location of files Product: Microsoftr Windowsr Operating System Or another Windows tool LogParser.exe -h -i:fs returns: Input format: FS (FileSystem properties) Returns properties of files and folders Yep there are many Windows tools (where.exe, powershell.exe, logparser.exe and etc.) that can help one find files! |
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