Directory Listing in NSIS

Hello,

Is there a way to get a directory listing into a variable? There is a random directory generated by Thunderbird's createprofile option that I need to install some files into.

I've tried to use this line:
nsExec::Exec 'dir "$APPDATA\Thunderbird\Profiles\default"'
but this gives me "error" in the stack.

Is there some easier way to do this?

Thanks!

To enumerate directories you have to use FindFirst, FindNext and FindClose.

Ah... Thank you very much. I didn't know the Find commands included directories and not just files.

Thanks again.

very old question, i needed that hint, here the result

Function findfile0
  Delete "$EXEDIR\\foldlist.ini"
  Delete "$EXEDIR\\filelist.ini"
  StrCpy $R7 "1"
  StrCpy $R8 "0"
  StrCpy $R9 "0"
  StrCpy $SEARCHDIR $EXEDIR ; <-- modify directory (from input or fixed)
  Push $SEARCHDIR
  Call findfile2
  Call findfile1
FunctionEnd
Function findfile1
findfile1_loop:
  ReadINIStr $3 "$EXEDIR\\foldlist.ini" subdirs $R7
  StrCmp $3 "" findfile1_done
    Push $3
    Call findfile2
    IntOp $R7 $R7 + 1
    IntCmp $R7 $R8 0 0 findfile1_done
  Goto findfile1_loop
findfile1_done:
FunctionEnd
Function findfile2
Pop $2
FindFirst $0 $1 "$2\\*.*"
findfile2_loop:
  StrCmp $1 "" findfile2_done
  StrCmp $1 "." findfile2_loop02
  StrCmp $1 ".." findfile2_loop02
  IfFileExists "$2\\$1\\*.*" 0 findfile2_loop01
    Call subdir
    Goto findfile2_loop02
  findfile2_loop01:
  Call filewrite
  findfile2_loop02:
  FindNext $0 $1
  Goto findfile2_loop
findfile2_done:
FunctionEnd
Function subdir
  IntOp $R8 $R8 + 1
  WriteINIStr "$EXEDIR\\foldlist.ini" subdirs $R8 $2\\$1
FunctionEnd
Function filewrite
  IntOp $R9 $R9 + 1
  WriteINIStr "$EXEDIR\\filelist.ini" filelist $R9 $2\\$1
FunctionEnd 

The idea behind:
- search starting folder and grab all files (filelist.ini)
- write subfolders into foldlist.ini
- then readout foldlist.ini and grab files and folders again

$R9 is filelist-pointer
$R8 is folderlist-pointer
$R7 is helper-pointer

$R8 raises and when $R7 > $R8 (or $3 is empty) the end of the folder list was reached.

modify function "filewrite" as you wish (other output format eg.)

HTH