Using ADIR() Function to Obtain MS-DOS File Information

• Microsoft Visual FoxPro for Windows, version 3.0
• Microsoft FoxPro for Windows, versions 2.5, 2.5a
• Microsoft FoxPro for MS-DOS, versions 2.0, 2.5, 2.5a

SUMMARY

The ADIR() function can be used to return MS-DOS file information, such as a file's date, time, size, and attributes.

MORE INFORMATION

ADIR() places information about all files in the current directory, or all files that match a file skeleton (such as "*.DBF") into an array, then returns the number of matching files. For each file found, ADIR() places the name, size, date, time, and MS-DOS attributes in the specified array.

If the directory is empty or there are no matches for the file skeleton, ADIR() does not create the array.

The following sample code demonstrates the use of the ADIR() function to obtain file information for C:\COMMAND.COM:

   =ADIR(FileInfo, "C:\COMMAND.COM")
   DISPLAY MEMORY LIKE FileInfo

   FILEINFO         Pub      A
     (   1,   1)           C   "COMMAND.COM"
     (   1,   2)           N   52925           (52925.00000000)
     (   1,   3)           D   03/10/93
     (   1,   4)           C   " 6:00:00"
     (   1,   5)           C   "R...."

NOTE: ADIR() can also be used to return a drive's volume name.

REFERENCES

"Language Reference," version 2.5, page L3-176

Online Help, FoxPro 2.5 and 2.5a for Windows

Online Help, FoxPro 2.0, 2.5, and 2.5a for MS-DOS