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Re: Listing folder names

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In message <123f042f52.jim@nails.abbeypress.net>
          Jim Nagel <jimnewsm10d@abbeypress.co.uk> wrote:

> ChrisF  wrote on 3 Nov:
>> Is there an app from which I can print the directory structure within
>> a folder?
>> I want a list of the cd names associated with each of their composers
>> within my 'Classics' folder so I don't buy a cd I've already got at
>> home.

> If you haven't already found an app that does what you need, this is
> exactly the sort of thing that Gavin Wraith loves to write one of his
> "throwaway" Lua programs for.  Several times in his Archive articles
> he has offered to do so.  And he often comes up with a result by
> return email.  Contact him via www.wra1th.plus.com

> Methinks I'd be looking for a routine that produces a TSV list of your
> directories and files (if path-depth varies, supply dummy columns at
> left so that leafname is always in the last column).  This you could
> then drop into a spreadsheet and sort or search to your heart's
> content.

Right oh.

If Cartatonic doesn't do the trick, I will.
I might even do it anyway.


-- 
BW Chris F. [British Iyonix Computer, operating RISC OS 5.16]

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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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