I would never write this anymore unless it was for a class. All you do is get boost at www.boost.org. Well boost is also included in most Linux distributions so if your doing this for Linux you just include the files for Regex and File system. After that the code is easy. So go to boost and grab those libraries. Ken -----Original Message----- From: programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:programmingblind-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Graham Hardy Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 12:14 PM To: programmingblind@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: Wildcards in C++. Hi all - How would a programmer prompt for a filespec, and, if it contains wildcards, perform the same process on all the files that it relates to? I know of a few examples of source code that would demonstrate this, but they are in C, and I expect C++ would do this differently, considering the difference between the FILE struct and the fstream class. Also, so many tutorials lack actual information on strategies for dealing with files like this. -Graham. __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind __________ View the list's information and change your settings at //www.freelists.org/list/programmingblind