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6 Oct 2006 10:19 PM

technodwebe

If you're trying to create a fast file find function that will work in
both XP-32 and XP-64, what method would you use?

7 Oct 2006 1:11 AM

Michael D. Ober

Are you handling one file at a time or will a collection of files be
sufficient. If it's one at a time, take a look at the VB legacy "dir"
statement and function. If a collection will suffice, take a look at the
system.io.directory namespace.

Mike Ober.

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"technodwebe" <google-groups.20.technodw***@xoxy.net> wrote in message
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> If you're trying to create a fast file find function that will work in
> both XP-32 and XP-64, what method would you use?
>
>

7 Oct 2006 12:53 PM

Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]

"technodwebe" <google-groups.20.technodw***@xoxy.net> schrieb:
> If you're trying to create a fast file find function that will work in
> both XP-32 and XP-64, what method would you use?

Depending on the exact situation I'd recursively call
'System.IO.Directory.GetFiles'.

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8 Oct 2006 3:39 PM

vb newbie

Thanks! That worked really well. It's a lot slower than the API, but
you use whatcha got :)

Herfried K. Wagner [MVP] wrote:
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> "technodwebe" <google-groups.20.technodw***@xoxy.net> schrieb:
> > If you're trying to create a fast file find function that will work in
> > both XP-32 and XP-64, what method would you use?
>
> Depending on the exact situation I'd recursively call
> 'System.IO.Directory.GetFiles'.
>
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> M S Herfried K. Wagner
> M V P <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/>
> V B <URL:http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/>