DIR
Action
Returns the filename that matches the specified filemask.
Syntax
sFile = Dir(mask)
sFile = Dir()
Remarks
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SFile |
A string variable that is assigned with the filename. |
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Mask |
A
file mask with a valid DOS filemask like *.TXT |
The first function call needs a file mask. All other calls do not need the filemask. In fact when you want to get the next filename from the directory, you must not provide a mask after the first call.
Dir() returns an empty string when there are no more file or when no file name is found that matches the mask.
ASM
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Calls |
_Dir ; with filemask |
_Dir0 ; without filemask |
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Input |
X : points to the string with the mask |
Z : points to the target variable |
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Output |
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Example
'Lets have a
look at the file we created
Print "Dir
function demo"
S = Dir(
"*.*")
'The first call to the DIR() function must contain a file mask
' The * means everything.
'
While Len(s)
> 0 ' if there was a file found
Print S ;
" " ;
Filedate()
; " "
; Filetime()
; " "
; Filelen()
' print file , the date the fime was created/changed , the time and the size of
the file
S = Dir()
' get next
Wend