re: Question about 'Print Out a Directory Listing' Monday, December 15, 2008 at 1:15 am Windows Vista Annoyances Discussion Forum Posted by William Logan (2 messages posted) >I have tried to modify a couple of these tutorials in order to have the file list placed in a specific location and to pop up in notepad. The problem that I keep having is that the command box is still on screen behind notepad. Any ideas welcome. I am giving my registry exports: > > >Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00 > >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\copylist] >@="Create File List" > >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\Background\shell\copylist\command] >@="cmd /c \\\"dir /b /a /-p /o:g /o:n /o:gen > f:\\downloads\\filelist.txt | notepad \"f:\\downloads\\filelist.txt\"\"" > >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\copylist] >@="Create File list" > >[HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Folder\shell\copylist\command] >@="cmd /c dir \"%1\" /b /a /-p /o:g /o:n /o:gen > f:\\downloads\\filelist.txt | notepad \"f:\\downloads\\filelist.txt\"" > > >Obviously this does not look exactly as it does in regedit. > > >I right-clicked on HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT-Directory-Background-shell and created a new key "copylist" and giving it the value "Create File List". Under "copylist" I created another key called "command" with the value "cmd /c \"dir /b /a /-p /o:g /o:n /o:gen > f:\downloads\filelist.txt | notepad "f:\downloads\filelist.txt"" . > > >Under HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT-Folder-shell I right-clicked and created a new key called "copylist" with the value "Create File List". Under this 'copylist' I created another key called "command" and gave it the value "cmd /c dir "%1" /b /a /-p /o:g /o:n /o:gen > f:\downloads\filelist.txt | notepad "f:\downloads\filelist.txt"". > > >I am directing 'filelist' to be created in the folder 'F:\Downloads'. > > >Like I said, I am only experimenting and if anyone knows what I am doing wrong (command box still open behind notepad) please let me know. Thanx. On Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 6:19 pm, Bill Rose wrote: >When I use this feature, I can't find the filelisting.txt file. Shouldn't it end >up in the accessed folder? Sorry I'm late with this. Been busy. > > > Written in response to: re: Question about 'Print Out a Directory Listing' (Bill Rose: Wednesday, October 8, 2008 at 6:19 pm) There are presently no replies to this message. All messages in this thread [show all] Question about 'Print Out a Directory Listing' (Bill Rose: Mon, Mar 24, 2008, 11:06 am) re: Question about 'Print Out a Directory Listing' (MartinM: Mon, Mar 24, 2008, 12:05 pm) re: Question about 'Print Out a Directory Listing' (Bill Rose: Fri, Mar 28, 2008, 12:41 pm) re: Question about 'Print Out a Directory Listing' (MartinM: Fri, Mar 28, 2008, 1:15 pm) re: Question about 'Print Out a Directory Listing' (Bill Rose: Fri, Mar 28, 2008, 4:52 pm) re: Question about 'Print Out a Directory Listing' (AllanIsKing: Fri, Aug 21, 2009, 5:47 am) re: Question about 'Print Out a Directory Listing' (Charlie Hadden: Fri, May 30, 2008, 6:42 am) re: Question about 'Print Out a Directory Listing' (Bill Rose: Wed, Oct 8, 2008, 6:19 pm) re: Question about 'Print Out a Directory Listing' (William Logan: Mon, Dec 15, 2008, 1:15 am) re: Question about 'Print Out a Directory Listing' (Deb: Mon, Dec 15, 2008, 5:20 am) re: Question about 'Print Out a Directory Listing' (Deb: Tue, Dec 16, 2008, 6:50 am) re: Question about 'Print Out a Directory Listing' (Adam jean: Thu, Sep 24, 2009, 3:05 am) re: Question about 'Print Out a Directory Listing' (Ilbrujo: Tue, Sep 8, 2009, 2:11 am) re: Question about 'Print Out a Directory Listing' (Deb: Wed, Dec 17, 2008, 1:32 am) re: Question about 'Print Out a Directory Listing' (Bill Rose: Wed, Dec 17, 2008, 5:16 am) re: Question about 'Print Out a Directory Listing' (Deb: Wed, Dec 17, 2008, 5:44 am) Reply or follow-up to this message Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows Vista Discussion Forum