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How can I create a .txt file containing all of the information -- file-names, dates modified, types, sizes, dates taken, etc) displayed when I open a folder using Windows Explorer?

(I don't want to copy the files).

Gary,

How can I ....

Pretty much the same answer as to your other question: You can't, as Windows
Explorer does not support it.

You can however, if you create a program or script that will create such a
listing, add it to the context/right-click menu of a folder by adding the
apropriate entries into "HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Directory\shell" (which would
make the execution as easy as right-clicking a folder and selecting the
"dump the filelist of this folder into a textfile" -entry)

Regards,
Rudy Wieser


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gary schreef in berichtnieuws
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How can I create a .txt file containing all of the information --
file-names, dates modified, types, sizes, dates taken, etc) displayed when I
open a folder using Windows Explorer?

(I don't want to copy the files).

On Tue, 8 Dec 2015 08:44:24 -0800 (PST), gary
wrote:

How can I create a .txt file containing all of the information -- file-names, dates modified, types, sizes, dates taken, etc) displayed when I open a folder using Windows Explorer?

(I don't want to copy the files).

From the command prompt you can use DIR (add a path here) MYFILE.TXT

If you do a DIR /? you will get a list of the options and there are a
lot of them. This can be put into a short cut
The options allow including sub directories, sorting the results etc
and you can use the * wild card to refine your results.

[Default] On Tue, 8 Dec 2015 08:44:24 -0800 (PST), in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general gary
wrote:

How can I create a .txt file containing all of the information -- file-names, dates modified, types, sizes, dates taken, etc) displayed when I open a folder using Windows Explorer?

(I don't want to copy the files).

Pretty much the same answer as to your other question: Try TCC/LE

For sure it has more options under DIR than does CMD or DOS. (One is
the ability to display the files in a directory with no sorting. IIRC,
DOS gives various ways to sort, but no sorting is not one of them. )

On 08 Dec 2015, Micky wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

[Default] On Tue, 8 Dec 2015 08:44:24 -0800 (PST), in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general gary
wrote:

How can I create a .txt file containing all of the information --
file-names, dates modified, types, sizes, dates taken, etc)
displayed when I open a folder using Windows Explorer?

Pretty much the same answer as to your other question: Try TCC/LE

For sure it has more options under DIR than does CMD or DOS.
(One is the ability to display the files in a directory with no
sorting. IIRC, DOS gives various ways to sort, but no sorting is
not one of them. )

TCC won't that, either. It can show modified date & time, size, file
name, attributes, owner, long or short name, and not much else. You'd
need some other utility to do more.

EXIFtool can report and edit image tags and attributes.

[Default] On Tue, 08 Dec 2015 18:54:51 -0500, in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general Nil
wrote:

On 08 Dec 2015, Micky wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

[Default] On Tue, 8 Dec 2015 08:44:24 -0800 (PST), in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general gary
wrote:

How can I create a .txt file containing all of the information --
file-names, dates modified, types, sizes, dates taken, etc)
displayed when I open a folder using Windows Explorer?

Pretty much the same answer as to your other question: Try TCC/LE

For sure it has more options under DIR than does CMD or DOS.
(One is the ability to display the files in a directory with no
sorting. IIRC, DOS gives various ways to sort, but no sorting is
not one of them. )

TCC won't that, either.

It certainly will display the files in a directory with no sorting:
"/O Set the sorting order. You may use any combination of the sorting
options below. If multiple options are used, the listing will be
sorted with the first sort option as the primary key, the next as the
secondary key, and so on:
n Sort by filename and extension, unless e is explicitly included.
This is the default.
- Reverse the sort order for the next sort key
a Sort names and extensions in standard ASCII order, instead of
numerically when numeric substrings are included in the name or
extension.
c Sort by compression ratio (the least compressed file in the list
will be displayed first). For single-column directory displays in the
short filename format, the compression ratios will be used as the
basis of the sort and will also be displayed. For wider displays (/2,
/4, and /W) and displays in LFN format, the compression ratios will be
used to determine the order but will not be displayed. For information
on supported compression systems see /C above.
d Sort by date and time (oldest first); also see /T:acw
e Sort by extension
g Group subdirectories first, then files
i Sort by file description (ignored if /C or /O:c is also used)
o Sort by owner
r Reverse the sort order for all options
s Sort by size
t Same as d
u Unsorted "



It can show modified date & time, size, file
name, attributes, owner, long or short name, and not much else. You'd
need some other utility to do more.

EXIFtool can report and edit image tags and attributes.

Micky wrote:

It certainly will display the files in a directory with no sorting:
"/O Set the sorting order. You may use any combination of the sorting
options below. If multiple options are used, the listing will be
sorted with the first sort option as the primary key, the next as the
secondary key, and so on:

The built in DOS functions do not look inside a file and parse the exif data.
Need some other program to do that.

Example EXIF data:

Filename - Backyard burrow 1.jpg
Make - Panasonic
Model - DMC-ZS8
Orientation - Top left
XResolution - 300
YResolution - 300
ResolutionUnit - Inch
Software - Ver.1.0
DateTime - 2013:10:18 15:51:05
YCbCrPositioning - Co-Sited
ExifOffset - 634
ExposureTime - 1/80 seconds
FNumber - 3.30
ExposureProgram - Normal program
ISOSpeedRatings - 100
ExifVersion - 0230
DateTimeOriginal - 2013:10:18 15:51:05
DateTimeDigitized - 2013:10:18 15:51:05
ComponentsConfiguration - YCbCr
CompressedBitsPerPixel - 4 (bits/pixel)
ExposureBiasValue - 0.00
MaxApertureValue - F 3.30
MeteringMode - Multi-segment
LightSource - Auto
Flash - Flash not fired, compulsory flash mode
FocalLength - 4.30 mm
FlashPixVersion - 0100
ColorSpace - sRGB
ExifImageWidth - 800
ExifImageHeight - 600
InteroperabilityOffset - 10712
SensingMethod - One-chip color area sensor
FileSource - DSC - Digital still camera
SceneType - A directly photographed image
CustomRendered - Custom process
ExposureMode - Auto
White Balance - Auto
DigitalZoomRatio - 0.00 x
FocalLengthIn35mmFilm - 24 mm
SceneCaptureType - Standard
GainControl - None
Contrast - Normal
Saturation - Normal
Sharpness - Normal

Maker Note (Vendor): -
Image Quality - High
Focus Mode - Auto
AF Mode - Auto or Face Detect
Color Mode - Normal
Faces Detected - 0
Face Info -
Flash warning - 0
Title -

Thumbnail: -
Compression - 6 (JPG)
Orientation - Top left
XResolution - 180
YResolution - 180
ResolutionUnit - Inch
JpegIFOffset - 11764
JpegIFByteCount - 7601
YCbCrPositioning - Co-Sited

On 09 Dec 2015, Micky wrote in
microsoft.public.windowsxp.general:

It certainly will display the files in a directory with no
sorting: "/O Set the sorting order.

Yes, you're right, and so will CMD. But neither one will show "dates
taken". I assume the OP is looking to display metadata from images. You
need some other tool for that. I'd suggest looking at EXIFTool, which
is really bunch of Perl routines compiled into an executable.

http://owl.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/