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Thread #150674   Message #3511467
Posted By: Joe Offer
03-May-13 - 08:09 PM
Thread Name: Tech: Mp3 software question
Subject: RE: Tech: Mp3 software question
Hi, Flunky Tech-
What operating system do you have on your computer? What software do you have that will play MP3 files?
Can't say I have a solution. It's a problem I've wanted to solve for a long time, too. There is a tag on the ancient DOS "dir" (directory) command that will output a list of filenames to a text file or a printer:
  1. Open up your command prompt by typing cmd in the run dialog box and hitting Enter.
  2. Navigate to the directory which has the files and type the following command - DIR /B /O:N > filename.txt
    This will save all the filenames in the current directory to a text file. The text file will be saved in the same directory.
  3. To save file names from any sub-directories in the current folder, just add /S like - DIR /B /O:N /S > filename.txt

Note the spaces - they have to be there, too. You can post the bold-type stuff above into a "CMD" box and hit "enter," and it will work. It'a kinda nice to know that the DOS I learned in 1988 still works. Gee, I used to write batch files to entertain myself, back when I had no money to spend....

-Joe-