For this task you cannot (should not) use RB; it'd be a huge waste of resources and it would take very long on large volumes. Use a system call for this, or if you must, if you're on Linux or OSX use the shell to execute something like: "find /somedir -name filetofind.ext -print"
Ronald Vogelaar -- http://www.rovosoft.com -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: donderdag 29 juni 2006 19:43 To: REALbasic NUG Subject: Re: FolderItem question On Jun 29, 2006, at 17:32 UTC, Craig Hoyt wrote: > Is it possible to get the folderitem of a file when only the volume > name and file name are known? This, assuming there is only one file > with that name on the volume, of course. Yes, you'll just have to search the entire volume to find it. That means, for example, writing a Find method that takes a FolderItem (which should be a directory) and a file name to search for. It examines all the Items within that folder, and if it finds one with a matching name, returns it; and for any item that's a directory, it calls Find on it. Best, - Joe -- Joe Strout -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] Verified Express, LLC "Making the Internet a Better Place" http://www.verex.com/ _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html> _______________________________________________ Unsubscribe or switch delivery mode: <http://www.realsoftware.com/support/listmanager/> Search the archives of this list here: <http://support.realsoftware.com/listarchives/lists.html>
