Printing a list of folder and file names and details

Windows Explorer displays a list of the files in each folder. But it would
be very useful to be able to print a list of all folder names (perhaps with
the folder size) or all folder names with the files (and their details)
contained in each as a continuous stream of information or, perhaps, just the
contents of one folder with its sub-folders and their contents.

In short, is there some way to generate a printed listing of the contents of
the My Documents file.

Separately, in the Navigation Pane of Outlook, is there some way to display
the list of Favorites or a list of files in the My Documents folder or,
better, a second set of shortcuts to files and web sites.

Thanks for any ideas.

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Douglas O. Walker
Professor of Economics
Robertson School of Government
Regent University
Virginia Beach, VA 23464

Several ways to do this. Here are a couple.

Add a Print Directory Feature for Folders in Windows XP
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/PrintDirectory.htm

HOW TO: Add a "Print Directory" Feature for Folders in Windows XP
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/321379

Karen's Directory Printer
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptdirprn.asp

You can use the dir command and send the output to a text file.

Open a command prompt...
Start | Run | Type: cmd | Click OK or hit your Enter key.

Change Directory to the folder that you want.

cd C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\blahblah

Hit your Enter key.

Type or paste the following command and hit Enter.

dir /b /o:ng > "%userprofile%\Desktop\Directory.txt"

Directory.txt will be created on your Desktop.

Without Changing Directory.

Open a command prompt and type or paste the following command and hit Enter
after changing the path in the command to the folder that you want.

dir "C:\Documents and Settings\Your Name Here\blahblah" /b
/n>"%userprofile%\Desktop\dirlist.txt"

The line wrapped. There should be one space between /b and /n.

Directory.txt will be created on your Desktop.

/b Uses bare format, no date, time or size listed.

/o:ng O list by files in sorted order. N alphabetic by name. G groups
directories first.

Type: cd /? for Help on the cd command.

Type: dir /? for Help on the dir command.

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Hope this helps. Let us know.

Wes
MS-MVP Windows Shell/User

In news:4C68AA07-4C80-4DBA-8C37-0D4983D2CA6B@microsoft.com,
Econ Prof <EconProf DeleteThis @discussions.microsoft.com> hunted and pecked:
> Windows Explorer displays a list of the files in each folder. But it
> would be very useful to be able to print a list of all folder names
> (perhaps with the folder size) or all folder names with the files (and
> their details) contained in each as a continuous stream of information
> or, perhaps, just the contents of one folder with its sub-folders and
> their contents.
>
> In short, is there some way to generate a printed listing of the contents
> of the My Documents file.
>
> Separately, in the Navigation Pane of Outlook, is there some way to
> display the list of Favorites or a list of files in the My Documents
> folder or, better, a second set of shortcuts to files and web sites.
>
> Thanks for any ideas.
>
> --
> Douglas O. Walker
> Professor of Economics
> Robertson School of Government
> Regent University
> Virginia Beach, VA 23464