accessing directories c++ DOS

Hey all,

Does anyone have an idea on how to access directories through c++?

I'm sure there's a simple way to do it, it's wrecking my head at the mo, i'd like to display the listing of the directory, find the executable files and display a menu, giving the option to execute them.

I'm sure it would be better through batch files but I'd like to see i could use directories through c++.

Any help would be great
thanks

Typedef

In DOS not a clue.

If you are allowed to use *nix (or indeed if the pertinent libraries have been ported to mingw) you might want to check out dirent.

man dirent.

thanks

theciscokid

i probably way off here but is that not

C:\Documents and Settings\theciscokid>

C:\Documents and Settings\theciscokid>cd desktop

C:\Documents and Settings\theciscokid\desktop>

then just do dir for a list

Mr.StRiPe

The code within this function should do the trick. It displays all files with .DEMO extensions in the specified dir. You should be able to modify it to what ever you want. You'll also need to #include <io.h>

void dir()
{
index = 0;
struct _finddata_t demo_file;
long hFile;


/* Find first .demo file in current directory */
if( (hFile = _findfirst( "data/demos/*.demo", &demo_file )) == -1L )
{
//print( "No *.demo files in current directory!" );
strcpy(demofile[index++], "No *.demo files in current directory!");
}


else
{

//print( "Listing of .demo files" );endl();endl();

strcpy(demofile[index++], demo_file.name);
//print(demo_file.name);endl();

/* Find the rest of the .demo files */
while( _findnext( hFile, &demo_file ) == 0 )
{
strcpy(demofile[index++], demo_file.name);
//print(demo_file.name); endl();
}

_findclose( hFile );
}
}

Thanks for the code snippet