RE: Query: Creating a text file from a directory

["Mark Baker" <mbaker -at- ca -dot- stilo -dot- com>]

Bonnie Granat wrote

> I seem to recall the question arising in the past of how to 
> create a text file
> from a directory. 
... 
> Just wanted to pass this along, because there doesn't appear to 
> be a way in
> Windows to accomplish this. 

Sure there is:

1. Open a DOS box.
2. Change to the directory you want to list.
3. Type: DIR /B > DIR.TXT

The directory listing is in the file DIR.TXT

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