Directory Lister 'Read me' file
Version 0.7
(C) 2000-2004 Copyright by Leszek Skorczynski
http://freeware.prv.pl

Description of Directory Lister

Program goal

Directory Lister lets you list files in selected directories on hard disks, cd-roms, floppys etc. into a HTML, TXT or CSV file (listing). It's like the DIR command but MUCH more convenient.

General rules

Directories for diskettes are not read upon start. You must click on diskette icon to force reading directories.

Selecting directories

(Checked white box) - list this directory and all subdirectories recursively,
(Checked gray box) - list this directory but not all of its subdirectories (not all could also be none),
(Gray box) - list some of the subdirectories of this directory,
(White box) - do not list this directory and none of its subdirectories.

Only top-most directories checked with 'checked white box' and all directories checked with ' checked gray box' are saved to a selection file (DLS). Subdirectories are read during generation of a listing.

Command line usage

[complete_path]DirLister.exe [/l dlsfile[.dls] output[.txt|.html]] [/o configuration[.dlc]]
where:

directories.dls - previously saved list of directories to list
output - listing itself
configuration - previously saved user configuration
/l - reads list of directories, generates listing, than closes
/o - reads configuration from a file
Example:

C:\Program Files\Directory Lister\DirLister.exe /l c:\my documents\ftpdirs.dls c:\ftp\file_listing.html /o c:\my documents\myconf1.dlc
- this example reads configuration from 'c:\my documents\myconf1.dlc', reads directories to list from 'c:\my documents\ftpdirs.dls', generates 'c:\ftp\file_listing.html', and finally closes (since '/l' option was specified).

Shortcut keys

F5 - Refresh folders view
F12 - Go to 'Preview' page

Context-menu interface

Directory Lister installs itself in the context-menu by default. You can right click on any folder in Windows Explorer and choose 'DirList' from the context-menu to generate listing of that directory in that directory. Configuration for this listing is taken from 'This.dlc' file located in Directory Lister directory. Output file name is set to '_thisfolder' and extension taken from configuration file.

Description of program options

Options 1 page

Include box
Options box

Options 2 page

Output box
HTML options box
CSV options box