FileFind

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FileFind

Finds a file that matches a specified search criteria. To find a list of files, you need to first call this function with the required path and mode (to find the first file), then call the function again with an empty path and a mode of 0 (to find the remaining files). After the last file is found, an empty string is returned.

If the search is for multiple files, FileFindClose needs to be called if the search does not run to completion (for example, you do not run until an empty string is returned).

Syntax

FileFind(sPath, nMode)

sPath:

The name of the file to check. To search for multiple files, the wildcards * and ? can be used to match multiple entries.

nMode:

The type of file to check:

0 - Normal files (includes files with read-only and archived attributes)

1 - Read-only files only

2 - Hidden files only

4 - System files only

16 - Subdirectories only

32 - Archived files only

128 - Files with no attributes only

These numbers can be added together to search for multiple types of files during one search.

Return Value

The full path and filename. If no files are found, an empty string is returned.

Related Functions

FileOpen, FileSplitPath, FileMakePath

Example

! Search for all dBase files in the run directory and make a backup

sPath = FileFind("[run]:\*.dbf", 0);

WHILE StrLength(sPath) > 0 DO

	FileSplitPath(sPath, sDrive, sDir, sFile, sExt);

	sBak = FileMakePath(sDrive, sDir, sFile, "BAK");

	FileCopy(sPath, sBak, 0);

	! Find the next file

	sPath = FileFind("", 0);

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