CODEWITHSUNDEEP
vb6
BullishTech
BullishTech

Reputation: 11

Get a list of files in a directory with a specified pattern in filename in VB 6

I have a directory and it contains a number of files, Some filenames start with say, abc_001.ini, abc_002.ini, abc_003.ini and so on. There are other files as well in the same folder. I want to get a list of files which start with abc_ and have a ".ini" extension. How can I do this in VB 6?

Upvotes: 1

Views: 5011

Answers (1)

Rob
Rob

Reputation: 3381

Shamelessly stolen from the documentation at https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa262727(v=vs.60).aspx

MyPath = "c:\wherever\abc_*.ini"   ' Set the path.
MyName = Dir(MyPath, vbDirectory)   ' Retrieve the first entry.
Do While MyName <> ""   ' Start the loop.
   ' Ignore the current directory and the encompassing directory.
   If MyName <> "." And MyName <> ".." Then
      Debug.Print MyName 
   End If
   MyName = Dir   ' Get next entry.
Loop

Upvotes: 2

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