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Subject:RE: Creating a list from Windows NT From:Megan Golding <mgolding -at- secureworks -dot- net> To:"TECHWR-L" <techwr-l -at- lists -dot- raycomm -dot- com> Date:Mon, 8 Jan 2001 17:28:17 -0500
Ruth,
(I just tried an old UNIX trick and voila -- it worked)
The short answer: "dir > files.txt"
The long answer: (with details)
1. open a DOS prompt
2. change into the directory ("cd <directory>")
3. type "dir > files.txt"
4. run Excel and open "files.txt"
5. muck around in the file to get rid of the extra stuff you don't want
Good luck!
Meg Golding
SecureWorks
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ruth Lundquist [mailto:rlundquist -at- prosarcorp -dot- com]
> Sent: Monday, January 08, 2001 5:00 PM
> To: TECHWR-L
> Subject: Creating a list from Windows NT
>
>
> Gurus all,
>
> A quick, specific question for you:
>
> I use Windows NT Explorer. I have a folder that contains 700
> unique files. I would like to get a list of those files into
> Word or Excel.
>
> Is there a way to do this without retyping each file name
> into Word or Excel?
>
> Thanks for any help you can offer.
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