Goto Dos Prompt
write
c:\ dir *.dxf > dxffiles.txt
In Mapinfo Open Table
make the file type TXT and select dxffiles.txt
open it
save a copy of this file (let say mydxfs.tab)
open mydxfs
open mapbasic window
write
UPDATE mydxfs SET col1 = write$(col1,len(col1)-44) 'because in dos file
names start in 44th position
this command leaves only file names including long file names (but in
windows 95/98)
delete first and last few lines which are not filenames
Pack yout table
now you can make For..Next
Best Regards
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: 17 Eylül 1999 Cuma 17:52
Subject: MI MapBasic - Multiple Files
>Hi Folks,
>
>I've written a small MapBasic program which imports only a few layers from
>a DXF file
>into a TAB file. Unfortunately there are about 700 files I need to do this
>with and
>my program only lets me choose one at a time.
>Could anyone give me any hints as to how to get a list of files so I can
>stick them in
>an array and use a For..Next Loop to do all the files in a directory (if
>that's the correct
>way to do it)?
>
>Thanks in advance
>
>Gordon Stenhouse
>North of Scotland Water Authority
>
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