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In article <ce82f02e52.c.n.l.f@virgin.net>,
   ChrisF <c.n.l.f@virgin.net> wrote:
> In message <522c7ad028dave@triffid.co.uk>
>           Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> wrote:



> > I had this problem/question some while back attempting similar on hundreds
> > of MP3 directories, and the answer was an app by

> > Steve Fryatt called !Locate

> > http://www.stevefryatt.org.uk/software/

> I thought I'd read someones query some time ago.

> As soon a I saw !Locate I thought 'of course!' But then when I tried 
> it doesn't seem to solve the problem because I can't see how to get it 
> to locate and report on the folders of mp3 files, as opposed to the 
> mp3's themselves.

> I'll have another shuftie in case I've missed something; but I'm 
> thinking that here's a gap in the market.

Well, I've just done it to illustrate.

My real music store is far too big to play with, so I've done it on a
smaller Music directory, the one in which I have a few of my favourites.
My stuff is stored inside the Root "Music" dir in the form of:

Directory as Artist name.
Sub dir of an album name
Sub dir of another album name
And so on.

So...

A folder/Directory named "Music" contains a number of sub directories each
named after artist, within those sub directories are the album sub dirs
containing MP3s

Run !Locate to the icon bar.
Drop the Music directory on the icon bar icon.

In the presented window do the following.

In the "File name" writable put * (ie wildcard)
Then, on the "Type" button, tick Directories.

Click Search. A window will open showing progress. When there is
no further activity, menu over the window > Save > Path names > drag the
Save as icon to a directory.

I ended up with a text file, thus: (Well it was somewhat longer than this
sample).

...
ADFS::HD4.$.Music.Black Sabbath
ADFS::HD4.$.Music.Black Sabbath.The Sabbath Stones
ADFS::HD4.$.Music.Chris Barber
ADFS::HD4.$.Music.Chris Barber.The Essential
ADFS::HD4.$.Music.Dave Brubeck
ADFS::HD4.$.Music.Dave Brubeck.The Very Best [UK]
ADFS::HD4.$.Music.Deep Purple
ADFS::HD4.$.Music.Deep Purple.The Very Best of Deep Purple[EMI Single Disc]
ADFS::HD4.$.Music.Def Leppard
ADFS::HD4.$.Music.Def Leppard.Best Of [Limited Edition Bonus Disc] Disc 1
ADFS::HD4.$.Music.Dinah Washington
ADFS::HD4.$.Music.Dinah Washington.Mad About the Boy- The Very Best of Dinah Washington
ADFS::HD4.$.Music.Divas of Jazz
ADFS::HD4.$.Music.Divas of Jazz.Divas of Jazz [Universal] Disc 1
ADFS::HD4.$.Music.Divas of Jazz.Divas of Jazz [Universal] Disc 2
ADFS::HD4.$.Music.Duffy
ADFS::HD4.$.Music.Duffy.Rockferry
ADFS::HD4.$.Music.Goldfrapp
ADFS::HD4.$.Music.Goldfrapp.Supernature [UK]

And so on.

Dave

-- 

Dave Triffid

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Listing folder names ChrisF <c.n.l.f@virgin.net> - 2011-11-03 13:17 +0000
  Re: Listing folder names Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2011-11-03 19:00 +0000
    Re: Listing folder names ChrisF <c.n.l.f@virgin.net> - 2011-11-08 13:38 +0000
      Re: Listing folder names Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2011-11-08 16:22 +0000
        Re: Listing folder names ChrisF <c.n.l.f@virgin.net> - 2011-11-09 14:09 +0000
        Re: Listing folder names jgharston <jgh@arcade.demon.co.uk> - 2011-11-09 16:04 -0800
          Re: Listing folder names Jim Nagel <jimnewsm10d@abbeypress.co.uk> - 2011-11-10 01:47 +0000
            Re: Listing folder names Dave Symes <dave@triffid.co.uk> - 2011-11-10 06:11 +0000
            Re: Listing folder names jgharston <jgh@arcade.demon.co.uk> - 2011-11-10 12:25 -0800
              Re: Listing folder names "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2011-11-10 21:30 +0100
                Re: Listing folder names jgharston <jgh@arcade.demon.co.uk> - 2011-11-10 12:45 -0800
                Re: Listing folder names Rick Murray <heyrickmail-usenet@yahoo.co.uk> - 2011-11-11 05:50 +0100
                Re: Listing folder names jgharston <jgh@arcade.demon.co.uk> - 2011-11-12 03:57 -0800
  Re: Listing folder names Jim Nagel <jimnewsm10d@abbeypress.co.uk> - 2011-11-08 17:14 +0000
    Re: Listing folder names ChrisF <c.n.l.f@virgin.net> - 2011-11-09 13:55 +0000

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