FilesEx library - returns file information

[agraham]

This small library lets you get the attributes and dates and times associated with a file or directory as both strings and numbers. It also lets you find all the directories or files within a directory. Help file included in zip. Should work on both desktop and device under .NET 1.0/1.1 and later.

If anyone can think of any more file and directory stuff that is not presently available in B4PPC then please post the suggestion here.

EDIT :- Version 1.1 with FileMove and FileRename added.

EDIT :- Version 1.2 with DirectoryCopy, DirectoryCopytree, DirectoryMoveTree and DirectoryRename added

EDIT :- Zip version 1.2a reposted with corrected Help file. The dll is unchanged.

EDIT :- Source code for dll merging posted. Put it in the Basic4ppc Desktop\Libraries folder.

[francisco cobos]

Very useful work!,

Is there any possibility of change some characteristic of the file (I'm would like to change de name of the files, for example)?

[agraham]

Version 1.1 posted with FileMove and FileRename added. In fact, somewhat surprisingly, there is no direct file rename ability available in .NET - it has to be done by moving a file - i.e copy and delete, so it could be done that way in B4PPC. However I have provided these two functions anyway!

FileRename is in fact a FileMove using the path of the original file as the path of the new file.

[francisco cobos]

Thank you very much for your ideas, they are getting Basic4pp more and more interesting!

[Hennell]

This is awesome, just what I need. Thanks!

[francisco cobos]

any possibility of copy or move a directory with the subdirectories inside?

I use a lot Basic4 in the desktop version, but I miss some features of VB like "Dircopy"

Thanks in advance!

[agraham]

See first post for new version. I've tested it but use it at your own risk. DirectorytMoveTree may bend your head a little - it did mine! The top level item moved is NOT the directory, it is all the files in the directory and they must go into a new directory that didn't exist before. This new directory can be made in an existing directory. This behaviour is determined by .NET.

[francisco cobos]

Thanks very much Agrahan, till I have proved, it works fine!

[francisco cobos]

Hi Agrahan, I've tried to use the "DirectoryTicksInfo" method as you explain in the help file, but this not appears as an option after the "FilesEx1."
I'm afraid it is too difficult for me to know if this is a bug or is something tha I have missed...
Thanks anyway!

[agraham]

Originally Posted by francisco cobos

I've tried to use the "DirectoryTicksInfo" method

Sorry, my fault. I renamed it but didn't correct the help. It is called DirectoryDoubleInfo and there is a counterpart for files, FileDoubleInfo. A corrected help file is now posted in a new zip in post #1 of this thread.