Vista - Write files in directory tree

For a project I'd like to do the following:

- Run a script from the top to the bottom of a directory tree
- In each folder of that tree a textfile must be created
- The name of the textfile has to be the current path of the folder

This way I would end up with a directory tree where each folder has a
textfile in it named after the location of the folder.

At this moment I started learning Powershell, and I think this could easily
be done. I started trying with the new-item command in combination with
recurse but it didn't work out.

Anyone any idea how to script this in powershell ? TIA

You cant write text file with path charecters in it. Some charecters are
not allowed as file names,
you need to find another naming scheme for the text files.

As for the recurse operation, that can easily be done.

dir <path> -recurse | where {$_.psiscontainer} | foreach {new-item -type
file -path $_.fullname -name "yourname.txt"}

Shay
http://scriptolog.blogspot.com



> For a project I'd like to do the following:
>
> - Run a script from the top to the bottom of a directory tree
> - In each folder of that tree a textfile must be created
> - The name of the textfile has to be the current path of the folder
> This way I would end up with a directory tree where each folder has a
> textfile in it named after the location of the folder.
>
> At this moment I started learning Powershell, and I think this could
> easily be done. I started trying with the new-item command in
> combination with recurse but it didn't work out.
>
> Anyone any idea how to script this in powershell ? TIA
>

Oneliner:

ls -rec -force | ?{$_.psiscontainer} | %{$_.fullname >
"$($_.fullname)\path.txt"}

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greetings
dreeschkind

"ArjanS" wrote:

> For a project I'd like to do the following:
>
> - Run a script from the top to the bottom of a directory tree
> - In each folder of that tree a textfile must be created
> - The name of the textfile has to be the current path of the folder
>
> This way I would end up with a directory tree where each folder has a
> textfile in it named after the location of the folder.
>
> At this moment I started learning Powershell, and I think this could easily
> be done. I started trying with the new-item command in combination with
> recurse but it didn't work out.
>
> Anyone any idea how to script this in powershell ? TIA
>
>

Ah, missed the fact that you wanted the path as the name of the file.
Try this instead:

ls -rec -force | ? {$_.psiscontainer} | % {ni -path
"$($_.fullname)\$($_.fullname -replace '\\','-' -replace ':','+')" -type file}

It replaces the backshlashes and the colon so the filename is valid.

--
greetings
dreeschkind

"ArjanS" wrote:

> For a project I'd like to do the following:
>
> - Run a script from the top to the bottom of a directory tree
> - In each folder of that tree a textfile must be created
> - The name of the textfile has to be the current path of the folder
>
> This way I would end up with a directory tree where each folder has a
> textfile in it named after the location of the folder.
>
> At this moment I started learning Powershell, and I think this could easily
> be done. I started trying with the new-item command in combination with
> recurse but it didn't work out.
>
> Anyone any idea how to script this in powershell ? TIA
>
>