How do I create a file catalog from My Documents?

[rwill2]

I am trying to create a catalog of files in My Documents. I have over 33,000
documents I have written and it is hard to find things. I need help. Is
there any software out there someone may have used that works well??

 

[Frank Kabel]

Hi
Excel is probably not the right tool. Maybe try a Google search for
'file catalog'

 

[Myrna Larson]

Within the last day I posted code written by Bill Manville to retrieve a list
of all files, given a top level directory, and write the names to a worksheet.
It gets the names from the top directory and all sub-directories. Maybe that
will help.

 

[Gord Dibben]

Several methods to accomplish this.......I like Tushar's best.

To add a "Print Directory" feature to Explorer, go to
this KB Article.

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB;EN-US;q272623&

Or you can download Printfolder 1.2 from.....

http://no-nonsense-software.com/freeware/

I use PF 1.2 and find it to be more than adequate with custom features.

OR Go to DOS(Command) prompt and directory.
Type DIR >MYFILES.TXT

All the above create a *.TXT file which can be opened in Excel.

One more method if you want to by-pass the *.TXT file and pull directly to
Excel is to use Tushar Mehta's Excel Add-in. This allows filtering and
sorting once you have the data in Excel.

http://www.tushar-mehta.com/ scroll down to Add-ins>Directory Listing.

Download the ZIP file and un-zip to your Office\Library folder.

Gord Dibben Excel MVP