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filesystem.getfiles questionI'm using filesystem.getfiles - and so far it's working correctly *however*
I'd sure like to be able to pass it, as the last parameter, the extensions (plural) for which I'm looking. I assumed that "*.exe, *.dll" for example would work but it seems to not like that syntax. Would someone correct my misinformation and give me a way to pass more than a single pattern to that last parameter?? Thanks //al "al jones" <alfredmjo***@shotmail.com> schrieb It is not possible to pass multiple extensions. Get all files and filter> I'm using filesystem.getfiles - and so far it's working correctly > *however* I'd sure like to be able to pass it, as the last > parameter, the extensions (plural) for which I'm looking. > > I assumed that "*.exe, *.dll" for example would work but it seems to > not like that syntax. Would someone correct my misinformation and > give me a way to pass more than a single pattern to that last > parameter?? them by extension in a loop. I don't see the relation to the VB.Net language. Maybe one of the Framework groups is the better place to ask: microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.* You'll benefit from the none-VB'ers, too. Armin "Armin Zingler" <az.nospam@freenet.de> wrote in message Sorta ironic you say this... considering the feature he seeks AFAIK is only > microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.* > You'll benefit from the none-VB'ers, too. available in VB (2005) via My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(...) "CMM" <cmm@nospam.com> schrieb They'd better spend the time putting it into the framework... ;-)> "Armin Zingler" <az.nospam@freenet.de> wrote in message > > microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.* > > You'll benefit from the none-VB'ers, too. > > Sorta ironic you say this... considering the feature he seeks AFAIK > is only available in VB (2005) via > My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(...) Armin If you're using VB2005,
My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(...) Allows you to specify multiple patterns. On the other hand, if you're using VB2003, then you can't use
My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(). In which case you can either: 1) Get all the files (*.*) and loop through them yourself recursively using VB's Like operator (very handly little known comparison operator). For Each file As String in filesAry For Each pattern As String in patternsAry If File.GetFileName(file) Like pattern Then 'do something End If Next pattern Next file 2) Call GetFiles multiple times each with a different pattern. I would actually think #1 above is the faster option. Show quoteHide quote "CMM" <cmm@nospam.com> wrote in message news:%23n6JoYOMGHA.2668@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl... > If you're using VB2005, > My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(...) > Allows you to specify multiple patterns. > > -- > -C. Moya > www.cmoya.com > "CMM" <cmm@nospam.com> schrieb I'd prefer > On the other hand, if you're using VB2003, then you can't use > My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(). > > In which case you can either: > > 1) Get all the files (*.*) and loop through them yourself > recursively using VB's Like operator (very handly little known > comparison operator). > > For Each file As String in filesAry > For Each pattern As String in patternsAry > If File.GetFileName(file) Like pattern Then select case io.path.getextension.tolower case ".exe", ".dll" 'or without dot (never know by heart) msgbox "good file" case msgbox "bad file" end seelct :) Armin> I'd prefer ... <snip> Sure. Though, my method accomodates more complex search patterns akin to a real search. You might not necessarily just want to search for extensions. Forward thinking, man. Forward thinking. On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:40:44 -0500, CMM wrote:
> If you're using VB2005, I got a chuckle out of your response to Armin - I assumed that getfiles> My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(...) > Allows you to specify multiple patterns. would be available across the family of languages but you're right I *am* using vb2005. I must be being really dense, though, can you explain how to specify those multiple patterns? The tooltip associated with getfiles says that this item is a ParamArray wildcards() as string. I've tried "*.exe;*.dll" which returned nothing and thinking that This should be an array {"*.exe","*.dll"} which the ide complains about ... Another response to a similar questions suggests making two passes one for each extension - which is doable, but the time this takes on a large directory is long to begin with, doubling or tripling it would be prohibitive. Suggestions? And thanks to both of you //al A "paramarray" means you can specify parameters *inline* for infinity pretty
much MyProc(param1,param2,param3,param4, ...) You can also pass them as a singular array if you want. This is how you use the getfiles function: .... Dim files As ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection(Of String) = _ My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles("C:\Temp", FileIO.SearchOption.SearchAllSubDirectories, "*.exe", "*.dll") or Dim files2 As ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection(Of String) = _ My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles("C:\Temp", FileIO.SearchOption.SearchAllSubDirectories, New String() {"*.exe", "*.dll"}) P.S. ObjectModel.ReadonlyCollection is in the System.Collections namespace. Show quoteHide quote "al jones" <alfredmjo***@shotmail.com> wrote in message news:197l360fl2lz1$.r53jlqua6wtn.dlg@40tude.net... > On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:40:44 -0500, CMM wrote: > >> If you're using VB2005, >> My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(...) >> Allows you to specify multiple patterns. > > I got a chuckle out of your response to Armin - I assumed that getfiles > would be available across the family of languages but you're right I *am* > using vb2005. > > I must be being really dense, though, can you explain how to specify those > multiple patterns? The tooltip associated with getfiles says that this > item is a ParamArray wildcards() as string. I've tried "*.exe;*.dll" > which > returned nothing and thinking that This should be an array > {"*.exe","*.dll"} which the ide complains about ... > > Another response to a similar questions suggests making two passes one for > each extension - which is doable, but the time this takes on a large > directory is long to begin with, doubling or tripling it would be > prohibitive. Suggestions? > > And thanks to both of you //al I think the VB.net developers had to go to school to learn how to make
things as convoluted as possible. GalenS Show quoteHide quote "CMM" <cmm@nospam.com> wrote in message news:erlLxWRMGHA.3896@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... >A "paramarray" means you can specify parameters *inline* for infinity >pretty much > MyProc(param1,param2,param3,param4, ...) You can also pass them as a > singular array if you want. This is how you use the getfiles function: > > ... > > Dim files As ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection(Of String) = _ > My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles("C:\Temp", > FileIO.SearchOption.SearchAllSubDirectories, "*.exe", "*.dll") > > or > > Dim files2 As ObjectModel.ReadOnlyCollection(Of String) = _ > My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles("C:\Temp", > FileIO.SearchOption.SearchAllSubDirectories, New String() {"*.exe", > "*.dll"}) > > > P.S. > ObjectModel.ReadonlyCollection is in the System.Collections namespace. > > -- > -C. Moya > www.cmoya.com > "al jones" <alfredmjo***@shotmail.com> wrote in message > news:197l360fl2lz1$.r53jlqua6wtn.dlg@40tude.net... >> On Mon, 13 Feb 2006 16:40:44 -0500, CMM wrote: >> >>> If you're using VB2005, >>> My.Computer.FileSystem.GetFiles(...) >>> Allows you to specify multiple patterns. >> >> I got a chuckle out of your response to Armin - I assumed that getfiles >> would be available across the family of languages but you're right I *am* >> using vb2005. >> >> I must be being really dense, though, can you explain how to specify >> those >> multiple patterns? The tooltip associated with getfiles says that this >> item is a ParamArray wildcards() as string. I've tried "*.exe;*.dll" >> which >> returned nothing and thinking that This should be an array >> {"*.exe","*.dll"} which the ide complains about ... >> >> Another response to a similar questions suggests making two passes one >> for >> each extension - which is doable, but the time this takes on a large >> directory is long to begin with, doubling or tripling it would be >> prohibitive. Suggestions? >> >> And thanks to both of you //al > > I don't see how.
Doesn't get much simpler than usage of that function... and intellisense guides you the whole way... though I guess it does look wordy. 
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