DOS command to get all files in a directory

It's easier than that.  Do this:

dir /b /s /a-d "\\DIR\data\jgh\Incoming\*.*" >>List_Incoming.txt

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~bp

To get subfolders, a command like DIR  /s works. So put a /s after *.*  . /s is the subfolder switch .

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I am changing the extension to a .bat file.  Which folder should I execute the .bat command from? The root or within the directory?

If you did want to use a FOR, you need the /R option to drill into subfolders, like:

for /R "\\DIR\data\jgh\Incoming" %%A in (*.*) do echo %%A>> List_Incoming.txt

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and if you just want the file base name and extension, without the path you could do:

for /R "\\DIR\data\jgh\Incoming" %%A in (*.*) do echo %%~nxA>> List_Incoming.txt

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~bp

==> I am changing the extension to a .bat file.  Which folder should I execute the .bat command from?
==> The root or within the directory?

Since you have the full path to the folder to list the files in, it doesn't matter where the BAT file resides, or what the current directory is when you run it.  Do keep in mind though that since you haven't fully qualified the output file path (it's just the file name), then it will be created in the current folder when the BAT script is run.

~bp

@JGH5:
Since you quoted "able to extract the root folder." I was just wondering if you needed to include the sub-directories and there content?

Cheers

I found a solution:
 
FOR /r /w %%a IN (*.*) DO echo %%a >> File_List.txt

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Does anyone know how to include the Date Modified for each file in the sub directories?

@JGH5:
My answer is more %%~ta then the command line itself, because I am not familliar with the /w, in the FOR loop.

Billprew would know though.

Cheers

==> I found a solution:

Isn't that essentially what I proposed?

As Rene indicates, %%~ta will get you the date modified.

~bp

I fired up a fully updated XP Pro virtual PC and the same for me. The /W is not accepted as an option on the FOR.

Just currious, where did you get this info? Does it work for you?

Cheers,
Rene

Still working on getting this to work. I have WIN 7 as well and still tweaking.

Glad I could help and thanks for the points.

Cheers,
Rene