Copy Directory listing to a file - followup

Is there a Windows utility or something 3rd party that will allow me to copy a directory listing (or a search listing) to a word or excel file? Thanks. -Bob

 

I should have been more specific - can it be done within WinXP - this is on a corporate PC and we cannot load 3rd party apps.

 

Thanks Pete - tried to get the batch file/add context menu item to work but it when I try it Windows asks me which program I want to use open the file and it denies me access - guess these corporate PCs just don't leave many options. Thanks again for the help. -Bob

 

BBPanel--Of course I do not know what the company's IT fellows have done, but I am surprised that the batch file method does not work, since it does not involve any "program" other than Windows, itself.
I use a very small batch file, that creates a txt file on the Desktop from which you can copy or print.

I copied the following into WordPad

dir %1> "C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\Desktop\jim.txt "

cls
and named and saved the batch file as jim.bat. I then put the jim.bat file into the SendTo folder (C:\Documents and Settings\UserName\SendTo).
Now when I want to make a simple copy of a directory or folder, I right click on the folder, which brings up the context menu including Send To, click Send To and click on jim.bat.

 

This works ok - thanks.

Now I have to figure out how to get my windows explorer back where it was originally. This little note in the discussion at http://www.windowsdevcenter.com/pub/a/windows/2005/01/04/print_directories.html - "This hack is cool, but it has a flaw when you implement it on XP: after you've implemented it, every time you try to open a folder using Windows Explorer, the Search Companion window opens instead of the folder you selected. The workaround is a quick Registry edit described in Knowledge Base article 321379"
I should have paid attention to because now I do open a search window and I don't think I can edit the registery (haven't tried yet) to fix it.

I also cannot delete the "Print Directory Listing" in the context box I created.

 

The fix for your Search opening problem is at:

http://www.dougknox.com/xp/scripts_desc/xp_folder_open.htm

Just run that script and all will be back to normal.

 

Thanks - I'm back to "normal" now. -Bob

 

How can one apply this to a search - since the search function does not display the results in a folder there is no "send to" option available and saving the search only saves the search criteria not the results.

 

Highlight with your mouse the search results.
Right click.

 

When I do that from the search results I get "Windows cannot access the specified device, path or file. You may not have the appropriate permissions to access the item ".

It works on folders but I can't get it to work with search results.

 

Since you have indicated that you aren't allowed to load any 3rd party programs onto that corp. computer, I'd suggest that you get acquainted with all of the /switches and modifiers that the DIR command offers. You can easily use it to do your searches and redirect the results to a text file of your choosing.

That's a nice tool that will keep you out of a jam with your boss.

 

That is a workaround but cumbersome because it creates a lot of editing to get the search results in the form I'd like it to be in. But there doesn't look like there is much else out there. Thanks. -Bob