[mso] Re: CD/DVD Dir & filename info
- From: "Dian Chapman" <dian@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 20 Jul 2003 12:17:16 -0500
Greg created a cool utility, File Cataloger, that'll hyperlink all those
files into a Word doc. It'll run quickly. You can add the CD number/date to
the table as you do each...then just put the tables together and sort. You
can even add notes. Then just open the file to find what you need.
Granted, that much info is a lot for a Word table...but you can forget the
table structure and use the line sort...like Greg does when he uses it to
collect/sort many thousands of server logs.
Or you might find his new Directory Catalog more convenient? It replicates
Windows directory tree structure in an expanded format so you can see
everything you have without having to click to expand anything.
You can find these free utilities at: www.mousetrax.com/downloads.html.
Dian Chapman
Technical Consultant
& Microsoft MVP
Free Word Tips & Tricks eBook: http://www.mousetrax.com/books.html
Free Tutorial site: http://www.mousetrax.com/techpage.html
Free Support Ezine: http://www.mousetrax.com/techtrax/
-----Original Message-----
From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf
Of Robert Carneal
Sent: Sunday, July 20, 2003 11:50 AM
To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [mso] CD/DVD Dir & filename info
Has anyone successfully utilized Excel or Access to read the filenames on a
CD/DVD and capture the following information with that file? I.e., for
example:
Smyth.Ged 4/4/99 12:38 R-H- F:\SmythFamily
Bankin.Bir 8/22/98 4:58 RSH-- F:\System\Births
And so on?
Obviously, it is for recording the filenames of my genealogy data. I was
surprised to to realize I have amassed over 400 CD-Rs (or DVD-Rs) of
genealogy data. If I could somehow get a text/Ascii file of all of the
filenames, I could search to see which CD/DVD a file may be on. Obviously,
each CD/DVD will have to have its own unique name to do this. I have named
them A, B, C, D, ...Z, AA, BB, and so on. At the time I thought it was
efficient.
The DIR command does not reveal the attributes, and the ATTRIB command does
not show creation/edited dates. Can I easily blend the two commands to get
the best of both worlds?
Thank you.
Robert
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