When I set the depth to 1 all I would get is the pWhatFolder but 2 would list the files at level 1.
JB > On Oct 30, 2015, at 5:57 AM, Peter M. Brigham <pmb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Here is a version that puts the trailing "/" on folders and adjusts the input > parameters for the function. > > -- Peter > > Peter M. Brigham > pmb...@gmail.com > http://home.comcast.net/~pmbrig > > -------------- > > function directoryListing pWhatFolder, pInvisibleFiles, pDepth > -- returns a full listing of the files/folders in a given folder > -- pass pInvisibleFiles = true if you want to list invisible files > -- if false or no value passed, then will list only visible files > -- pDepth is the maximum depth you want to penetrate to > -- if no value passed, then will list all files at all depths > > if pInvisibleFiles = empty then put false into pInvisibleFiles > if pDepth = empty then put 0 into pDepth > if char -1 of pWhatFolder <> "/" then put "/" after pWhatFolder > put pWhatFolder & cr into R > set the directory to pWhatFolder > if pDepth = 1 or the result is not empty then return R > put the files into tFileList > sort tFileList > replace cr with cr & pWhatFolder in tFileList > put pWhatFolder & tFileList & cr after R > put line 2 to -1 of the folders into tDirList > sort tDirList > repeat for each line L in tDirList > put directoryListing((pWhatFolder & L),pInvisibleFiles,pDepth-1) after R > end repeat > if not pInvisibleFiles then > filter R without "*/.*" > end if > return R > end directoryListing > > On Oct 29, 2015, at 8:49 AM, Geoff Canyon wrote: > >> "there is a folder" and "there is a file" can distinguish between the two. >> Obviously if you want to distinguish visually for the user, or to do it >> without testing, then including the trailing "/" would work. >> >> On Wed, Oct 28, 2015 at 1:51 PM, Michael Doub <miked...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> When I saw that the output contained both directories and files, adding >>> the "/" allows you to >>> easily know that you are looking at a folder rather than a file. >>> >>> put directoryListing(whatfolder) into foo >>> repeat for each line x of foo >>> if char -1 of x = "/" then >>> put x & cr after directoryList >>> else >>> put x & cr after fileList >>> end if >>> >>> Given a random path that could be either a directory or a file, is there a >>> clever way to tell what you have? >>> >>> -= Mike >>> >>> >>> On 10/28/15 10:55 AM, Geoff Canyon wrote: >>> >>>> The trailing "/" is an interesting point. I checked and the "set the >>>> directory" command will happily take a trailing "/" or not, but when you >>>> "put the directory" you get no trailing "/" >>>> >>>> Given that, I'd probably leave it as is, and always assume that the >>>> description of a particular directory needs to have the "/" added when >>>> adding a filename or directoryname to it. >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
