how can i get winme to output directory contents to a text file?

[Bv3]

i want to have a text file with a list of all my mp3s, what is the best way to do this?

 

[mackstann]

go to dos prompt

dir > sample.txt
or
dir >> sample.txt

i cant remember which. try both.

 

[mackstann]

actually i just tried in win2k, both worked the same. cant remember though, i thought there was a difference.

 

[lucidguy]

It's syntactic sugar. People coming from different backgrounds find one or the other easier to remember and use. But both pieces of syntax function identically.

I personally use the single arrow because it resembles the Unix pipe.

 

[Bv3]

great! thanks for the help

 

[Imancer]

(insert buzzer sound here)

You kids need to read your DOS (or unix - it's the same syntax) manuals more.

> (one "greater than" sign) re-creates the file if it already exists.

>> (two "greater than" signs) appends the data to an existing file, or creates it if it does not exist.


Imancer