I'm trying to get a listing of folders and subfolders using DOPUS. I experimented with the "Print/Export folder listing" option, and I also searched the Resource Centre, but I haven't succeeded to find exactly what I'm looking for.
What I seek is a listing that would include for each folder the parent folders related to it. For example for folders named "folder 1", "folder 2" etc., I would like to get a listing of c:\users\user\file drawer\folder 1, followed by c:\users\user\file drawer\folder 2 etc. If possible, I would like to import the listing in an Excel spreadsheet and break down each part of the folder path in separate columns. I have no problem to use the relevant function to import and parse the text data in the spreadsheet, using, say, the "" symbol or anything else that's suitable as a delimiter.
In the "Print/Export folder listing" dialog, turn on the Flat View option. That makes it include everything in and below the starting folder.
Use the CSV output option if you intend to put the data into Excel. (If not using csv, you may need to manually resize the columns to ensure they're wide enough to fit all the filenames etc. Shouldn't be an issue with csv, though.)
Thank you for the reply. I tried all three options in Flat View, but I didn't get the result that I described previously. Would you please tell me what other settings I should adjust?
Re-reading your question, do you just want the full paths of the files and folders below the current location (and not listings of the contents of those folders)?
Extatics, leo is right .. i dont fully understand either what you're trying to do.
In any case, apart from the standard method (Print/Export folder listing) you could try the following:
Select the files & folders (in Grouped Flat View mode) and then Copy Filenames>>As Full Pathnames (Ctrl + Shift + C).
What I aim for is a listing of all subfolders below the current location. I'm not interested in the files in each subfolder.
What I managed to do after my last posting is to use a filter to list only folders (using file type to create the filter). I also included "location" in the format part of the settings dialog. As a result I get the full path that I want for each folder, but the folder is shown first, followed by a comma and then the path with backslashes separating each subfolder. It's a workable solution because I can use Excel to convert the text to columns.
Plunder,
Thank you for the suggestion to use Ctrl+Shift+C in Grouped Flat View mode. It gives me the result that I was looking for i.e. a folder listing including subfolders. I can easily discard the filenames using Excel's text to columns.
Has this feature been added in the meantime? I.e. a possibility to list/export/print a directory including all subfolders and files in the form of a tree structure, for example?
Thanks, but that seems to create a flat list similar to one of the flat view modes and not a hierarchical tree view that includes both folders and files, for example like this:
OK, after checking the "Flat View" > "Grouped" mode, this looks very powerful indeed. I think this solves the question(s) of this thread. Thanks very much.
PS: Phew! This looks like an entire mini file manager inside the Directory Opus file manager. Any tips for a stable moinimalistic approach that only creates a hierarchical tree of folders and files with appropriate indentation (similar to the native Windows Tree command) would be highly appreciated.
OTOH, the Windows (or DOS?) tree command does exactly what I'm after, and it does so efficiently without requiring any function arguments, view mode decisions etc. So I'm really happy with that as well.
