Socrate
27th July 2007 13:14 UTC

How to parse folder to find folder
Hello

I need to parse a folder to find subfolder.
I try to use FindFirst function but nothing is done. Maybe it's only for files.

Could you help me please ?

Afrow UK
27th July 2007 15:27 UTC

FindFirst and FindNext will return folder names as well.

For recursive searching, use RecFind (on wiki) or Locate (in docs)

Stu

Socrate
27th July 2007 16:23 UTC

I don't need to use a recursive function because I have to parse only one folder not its sons.

You say that FindFirst can work but in my script it doesn't.

Here my code :

ReadRegStr $2 HKCU "Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders" "Local AppData"
WriteINIStr "$INSTDIR\MyIni.ini" "COMMON" "Doc" $2
FindFirst $0 $1 "$2\"
WriteINIStr "$INSTDIR\MyIni.ini" "COMMON" "Sec" $1

Where is the matter ?

Afrow UK
27th July 2007 16:35 UTC

You probably need wildcards there:
FindFirst $0 $1 "$2\*"
Also, add FindClose $0.

Stu

Socrate
27th July 2007 17:01 UTC

Well, I try your doce, and it doesn't find any subfolder.

It returns me "."

I think
FindFirst $0 $1 "$2\*"
doesn't work

Red Wine
27th July 2007 17:13 UTC

FindFirst works and FindNext works too, you may want to check out the documentation, and search the forum as well.

kichik
27th July 2007 17:16 UTC

"." and ".." are two special folders listed in almost every folder. The first, ".", is the same as the current folder so "C:\blah" is actually the same as "C:\blah\.". The second is the parent folder, so "C:\blah\.." is the same as "C:\".

Simply use FindNext until you get to a real folder or file name and skip those two.