Create DB to list files in certain folder

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Penny Miller

I need to create a database to list all the files in a certain folder that
are held on a specific file server, is there a template or a guideline that
I can reference for this task? WinXPpro/Access 2003
 
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gls858

Penny said:
I need to create a database to list all the files in a certain folder that
are held on a specific file server, is there a template or a guideline that
I can reference for this task? WinXPpro/Access 2003
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If it's just a list you want Access is probably overkill. You
could print the directory contents to a text file and
put it in Excel.

Or you could take a look at the link below to see if it would
serve your purpose.

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=321379

gls858
 
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Penny Miller

Actually, I will need to list the files, and be able to search & view them
as well.
 
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gls858

Penny said:
Actually, I will need to list the files, and be able to search & view them
as well.
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I have to ask. Why not just us Windows Explorer? Map a drive to that
directory and that is exactly what you will get. A list of all the
file in the directory and they can be sorted by a number of different
attributes. Or if that doesn't suit you a program called Agent Ransack
is commonly recommended as a replacement. There is a free version.

http://www.mythicsoft.com/agentransack/

If in fact you really do need a database you will need to explain in
much greater detail exactly what you what you want it to do. First you
said you just needed a list and then you said you needed to search and
view them. What else did you leave out?

gls858
 
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