Number of files in a directory
If I'm right, then this code snippet.. = cfdirectory directory=#pDir1# action="" name=daList sort=name filter=les* cfset p = #daList.RecordCount# = would return to p the number of files in the directory pDir1 where the filenames start with the characters les. Obviously, though, I'm not right, because p never gets a value other than 0. What am I doing wrong? -- Richard S. Crawford Programmer III, UC Davis Extension Distance Learning Group (http://unexdlc.ucdavis.edu) (916)327-7793 / [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
Re: Number of files in a directory
This is off the top of my head, so I could be wrong, but I believe that filter only filters by extension. Assuming this is true, you could either filter the list in CF or use a DOS command like dir /b les*.* les_list.txt, use cffile to read it in, and then treat it like a linefeed-delimited list. --Ben Doom Richard Crawford wrote: If I'm right, then this code snippet.. = cfdirectory directory=#pDir1# action="" name=daList sort=name filter=les* cfset p = #daList.RecordCount# = would return to p the number of files in the directory pDir1 where the filenames start with the characters les. Obviously, though, I'm not right, because p never gets a value other than 0. What am I doing wrong? -- Richard S. Crawford Programmer III, UC Davis Extension Distance Learning Group (http://unexdlc.ucdavis.edu) (916)327-7793 / [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
RE: Number of files in a directory
In CF5, The FILTER parameter is for a wildcard file extension, like *.cfm, and only a single extension can be used.I don't think this has changed in CFMX. Chris -Original Message- From: Richard Crawford [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 3:50 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Number of files in a directory If I'm right, then this code snippet.. = cfdirectory directory=#pDir1# action="" name=daList sort=name filter=les* cfset p = #daList.RecordCount# = would return to p the number of files in the directory pDir1 where the filenames start with the characters les. Obviously, though, I'm not right, because p never gets a value other than 0. What am I doing wrong? -- Richard S. Crawford Programmer III, UC Davis Extension Distance Learning Group (http://unexdlc.ucdavis.edu) (916)327-7793 / [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
RE: Number of files in a directory
Richard, I do this kind of stuff with a Q of Q, and it works well. cfdirectory returns a query. Maybe try that. Something like: cfdirectory directory=#pDir1# action="" name=daList cfquery name=daSortedList dbtype=query SELECT * FROM daList WHERE Type = 'File' AND Name Like 'les%' /cfquery cfset p = #daSortedList.RecordCount# check my syntax tho' ... nando -Original Message- From: Ben Doom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, March 02, 2004 10:02 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: Number of files in a directory This is off the top of my head, so I could be wrong, but I believe that filter only filters by extension. Assuming this is true, you could either filter the list in CF or use a DOS command like dir /b les*.* les_list.txt, use cffile to read it in, and then treat it like a linefeed-delimited list. --Ben Doom Richard Crawford wrote: If I'm right, then this code snippet.. = cfdirectory directory=#pDir1# action="" name=daList sort=name filter=les* cfset p = #daList.RecordCount# = would return to p the number of files in the directory pDir1 where the filenames start with the characters les. Obviously, though, I'm not right, because p never gets a value other than 0. What am I doing wrong? -- Richard S. Crawford Programmer III, UC Davis Extension Distance Learning Group (http://unexdlc.ucdavis.edu) (916)327-7793 / [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
Re: Number of files in a directory
Okay, yeah.That's way smarter than my suggestions.:-) --Ben Doom Nando wrote: Richard, I do this kind of stuff with a Q of Q, and it works well. cfdirectory returns a query. Maybe try that. Something like: cfdirectory directory=#pDir1# action="" name=daList cfquery name=daSortedList dbtype=query SELECT * FROM daList WHERE Type = 'File' AND Name Like 'les%' /cfquery cfset p = #daSortedList.RecordCount# check my syntax tho' ... nando [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
Re: Number of files in a directory - RESOLVED
Ben Doom wrote: Okay, yeah.That's way smarter than my suggestions.:-) --Ben Doom Nando wrote: Richard, I do this kind of stuff with a Q of Q, and it works well. cfdirectory returns a query. Maybe try that. Something like: cfdirectory directory=#pDir1# action="" name=daList cfquery name=daSortedList dbtype=query SELECT * FROM daList WHERE Type = 'File' AND Name Like 'les%' /cfquery cfset p = #daSortedList.RecordCount# check my syntax tho' ... Thanks to all who responded.Nando, your solution looks most like what we wound up doing.Heh. Actually, the problem I was experiencing was due to another issue entirely.I'll post about that in a moment. -- Richard S. Crawford Programmer III, UC Davis Extension Distance Learning Group (http://unexdlc.ucdavis.edu) (916)327-7793 / [EMAIL PROTECTED] [Todays Threads] [This Message] [Subscription] [Fast Unsubscribe] [User Settings]
