A suggestion along the same lines. If you include a /b on the "dir" command line, you can get a much more streamlined list of files with no date or size information. The /b is for "bare format" and is very convenient for creating file lists in a directory. Regards, Jerry "TJ McElroy" <raider.59@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent by: guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 02/13/2008 01:42 PM Please respond to guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To <guispeak@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> cc Subject [guispeak] Re: file lists Hi Debra, One way to get a list of the file names is to dropt to a msdos prompt: go to the start menu all programs accesories command prompt will be in the list of accesories once you get to the command prompt cd to the directory / folder that contains your music files. once there type in this command: dir >filelist.txt once you have done that type in this command: exit Now navagate back to your folder containing the music files and open the file that you created in the above step named filelist.txt depending on how your system is configured, the file might not display the file extension, so the file name might just be: filelist Once the file is opened it will have a list of all the file names ( along with the file size file time and file date) just cut and paste the file names from that file. hth. ----- Original Message ----- From: Debra Hernstrom To: guispeak-freelists.org Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2008 8:28 AM Subject: [guispeak] file lists Hello, I have a folder of files of music from Cd's that I would like to copy into a document. is there a way to copy the names of the files into the document without having to type these complicated names by hamd? thank you. debra Hernstrom ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** guispeak-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq