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I need a source code in C++ that will do this:
Searches and find a file in a disk drive, when I type the name of the file that I am looking for after a promt line.
Searches and find a file in a disk drive, when I type the name of the file that I am looking for after a promt line.
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Agree with Axter. Post information about OS and Compiler.
opendir and readdir should work on most Unixes as well as Dos/Windows when using Borland C or GCC.
>>opendir and readdir should work on most Unixes as well
>>as Dos/Windows when using Borland C or GCC.
I didn't know that. I can see why GCC would support opendir, but I wonder why Borland C supports it.
Do they also support findfirst?
>>as Dos/Windows when using Borland C or GCC.
I didn't know that. I can see why GCC would support opendir, but I wonder why Borland C supports it.
Do they also support findfirst?
>>so I must assume this is a homework assignment....
Might be too harsh, I came here because I need to do this also - but not for homework, if only I *was* a student again :-)
Might be too harsh, I came here because I need to do this also - but not for homework, if only I *was* a student again :-)
>> I wonder why Borland C supports it
Dunno either, but they do, at least Borland mentions them (directory streams) in the help files :)
Maybe it's homework, maybe he just wants a nice tool to find a file once in a while. I've been contemplating an easier version of change-dir (their used to be a dos tool like it)
Dunno either, but they do, at least Borland mentions them (directory streams) in the help files :)
Maybe it's homework, maybe he just wants a nice tool to find a file once in a while. I've been contemplating an easier version of change-dir (their used to be a dos tool like it)
>>I've been contemplating an easier version of change-dir
>>(their used to be a dos tool like it)
I created wrapper functions to allow findfirst/findnext to work with compilers that only support opendir/readdir.
I did that so I didn't have to change my code when I port it to unix. But I guess now I could use it if I ever need to port it to Borland C or GCC.
>>(their used to be a dos tool like it)
I created wrapper functions to allow findfirst/findnext to work with compilers that only support opendir/readdir.
I did that so I didn't have to change my code when I port it to unix. But I guess now I could use it if I ever need to port it to Borland C or GCC.
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Can you post what code you have so far and then we can help you move it along????