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| Vista Ultimate 64bit | For those of you that would like to go the built-in route for vista or xp you can print the directory listing straight to any format you wish by doing the following: In Vista: Click Start Menu (Orb) >type "cmd" in the Search box at the bottom, you will see "Command Prompt" listed, right-click on it and choose "Run As Administrator"> Click "Allow or Continue" with the Security prompt > Once opened, navigate to the directory via the cd (change directory) command> once there type "dir > C:\Wherever you want the file.txt" > This will print to the file the entire directory and full path and size of every file and date attributes. In XP: Click Start Menu > click Run> type "cmd", click OK or you can go to Start> All Programs> Accessories>Command Prompt as well> Command Prompt will open, again navigate to the directory you desire by using the cd command (i.e. C:\Windows\System32>cd C:\Documents and Settings\User Profile\Desktop)> once there again as stated above type "dir" > C:\Wherever you want the file.txt or .doc or .rtf whichever suits you>type "exit" or click the "X" in the upper right-hand corner>Check the directory you typed for the file and you should see it there with the list of files and folders in that directory specified. As far as printing you can print the file just like any other document on your computer. Questions feel free.. Hope this helps for anybody not wanting to install another application on your computer! greg486 |
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| Vista Business x64 | Re: File and Folder Directory List - Print and Save This would look much nicer: Code: dir /b > filename.txt And one more tip: right-click on any folder holding the Shift key you'll get option "Open Command Prompt here". Then you won't have to navigate to a folder through command line. |
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| Vista Ultimate 64bit | Also, the /b command only removes the summary and heading, which in some cases is good but if you would like to for detailed purposes, its nice to do without. Again, thanks for the tip! |
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| Vista Home Premium 32bit | Re: File and Folder Directory List - Print and Save howdy! I went through this tutorial, but this utility is just a mess regarding its GUI. I've been crawling the web looking for some alternative and found Directory Lister Pro Print File List with Directory Lister Pro to be the most configurable. Not free though, but really best of its class. see ya. Lucia |
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