Getting a Paper print out of directory contents

[Dan Mitchell]

I need to compare the contents of 2 directories on separate machines, each containing about 200 files. Is there any way to print a list of a directory's contents? I just need a list of all the file names. Seems pretty straightforward, but I haven't found a way to do it. Machine is Windows ME with WE. Maybe this would best be done from dos?

Thanks,

Dan

[tjaymadison]

Here's one way:

In DOS

cd to the required directory
dir > prn:
or
dir > lpt1:

if that doesn't work:
dir > anyname.txt

Then open and print the .txt file with WordPad or other WP program.

You can also use command-line switches with DIR to sort by name, date, etc.
Just type dir /? at the prompt to see the options available.



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[mjc]

Something I posted about a month ago:

If any of you have been looking for a way to quickly and efficiently print a directory listing of a folder in Win9x then I found this while looking for something in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:Ho w to Add the Print Directory... (http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/Q272/6/23.ASP?LN=EN-US&SD=gn&FR=0&qry=cannot%20print%20webpages%20error%201051&rnk=61&src=DHCS_MSPSS_gn_SRCH&SPR=W98SE).





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