> On Jan 22, 2020, at 10:17 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > > I stumbled across a code challenge for y'all, one that seems seductively > simple but I don't think it is: > > What is the simplest way to build an array that reflects the files and > folders within a given folder? > > There's a discussion about this here: > > https://forums.livecode.com/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=33565 > > > On Jan 22, 2020, at 10:26 AM, Richard Gaskin via use-livecode > <use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> > We have many handlers that deliver directory trees as lists, but arrays are a > different beast. Because the depth is both unknowable and varied, I can't > think of a way to do this without resorting to "do". Since that thread vanished last week, and hasn’t returned, I'm offering help here instead. The list of full paths contains enough information to build an array representation of the directory tree. <code> /** Summary: Given a list of full paths, and given the partial path they share, build an array representing the directory structure pPaths: a return-delimited list of full paths pPath: the path that was used to generate the list of full paths Returns (array): A array with a branch node for each folder and a leaf node for each file Description: Eliminate pPath from every line of pPaths. Then insert each line into an array. email subject "directory tree -> array" forum topic "f=7&t=33565" */ function arrayFromPaths pPaths, pPath -- a list of full paths, and the path that was used to generate the list local tPaths, tFile, tArray set the itemDelimiter to "/" put char 2 to -1 of replaceText( cr & pPaths, cr & pPath & slash, cr ) into tPaths -- eliminate pPath from every full path repeat for each line tPath in tPaths -- insert each file name into the array put the last item of tPath into tFile delete the last item of tPath if tPath is empty then -- the file is in folder pPath put "true" into tArray[ tFile ] else -- the file is in a folder in folder pPath split tPath by slash put "true" into tArray[ tPath ][ tFile ] end if end repeat return tArray end arrayFromPaths on mouseUp local tPaths = "a/b/c,a/b/d/e,a/b/d/f" -- folder a/b contains file c and folder d, which contains files e and f local tPath = "a/b" -- the shared partial path replace comma with cr in tPaths get arrayFromPaths( tPaths, tPath ) breakpoint end mouseUp </code> If the topic reappears soon, I’ll repost there because reading code is easier there. By, the way, thanks to RG for the bug report on my earlier posting in the now-vanished thread. — Dick _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
