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Queries list of file names in folder.
Component | Version | macOS | Windows | Linux | Server | iOS SDK |
Files | 2.8 | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes | ✅ Yes |
Parameter | Description | Example | Flags |
---|---|---|---|
Path | Native path to the directory. | "C:\Test" | |
filter | Optional, limits what is returned. Default is 0 to report all files. Pass a combination of 1 for showing only files, 2 for showing only directories and 4 for showing only visible items. Add 8 if the path includes the file name specification with wildcards. Combined pass 4+1 for visible files or 2+1 for visible directories. |
5 | Optional |
ExtensionFilter | Optional, a filter for getting only files with matching file extension. | ".txt" | Optional |
Returns list of files separated by return.
Queries files in Users folder on Mac:
$files = MBS("Files.List"; "/Users")
Queries visible files in windows folder:
$files = MBS("Files.List"; "c:\\Windows\\"; 5)
Queries DLL files in windows folder:
$files = MBS("Files.List"; "c:\\Windows\\"; 0; ".dll")
Queries Applications with name starting with e in windows folder:
$files = MBS("Files.List"; "c:\\Windows\\e*.exe"; 8)
Find FileMaker databases in a folder:
MBS("Files.List"; "c:\\Users\\Christian\\Desktop"; 0; ".fmp12")
Created 18th August 2014, last changed 1st March 2021
Files.LaunchFile - Files.ListAsJSON
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