WD: Macro: Displaying a List of Directories

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The following example macro inserts the directory names from the current directory into a new document window:

   Sub MAIN
      FileNewDefault
      num  = CountDirectories()
      For i = 1 To num
         Insert GetDirectory$(i)
         InsertPara
      Next i
   End Sub
				

The following example macro determines how many directories stem from the current directory and defines an array named SubDirs$() to hold the directory names:

   Sub MAIN
      REM Define an array for the directory names
      Dim subdirs$(CountDirectories())
      subdirs$(0) = "[..]"
      For i = 1 To CountDirectories()
         subdirs$(i) = LCase$(GetDirectory$(i))
      Next
      REM Sort the array of directories and display them in a list box.
      SortArray subdirs$()
      Begin Dialog UserDialog 396, 154, "Directories Available"
         OKButton 254, 88, 88, 21
         CancelButton 254, 113, 88, 21
         ListBox 18, 21, 215, 114, subdirs$(), .ListBox1
      End Dialog
      Dim dlg As UserDialog
      n = Dialog(dlg)
   End Sub
				

NOTE: The disk that accompanies the Word Developer's Kit includes a macro that allows you to browse through files in any directory. The macro uses a dynamic dialog box to display a file and directory list similar to the Open dialog box in Word. The macro is named ch05ex06FileBrowser and is located in the Examples.dot file.