Printing contents of window

[iron_rich]

Hi guys

I`ve got a folder at work full of excel spreadsheets (approx 2Gigs worth). What I need to do is be able to do a screenprint of the folder when its opened and displaying a list of the files, trouble is I can't seem to figure out how to do this.

I though maybe just selecting all of the files copying to the clipboard and then pasting to a new document and printing this. Didn`t work.

Does anyone have any ideas on this without me having to use anything other than windows NT.

Many thanks

[renegade600]

try this

[Baser-X]

Not sure if there's any limitations for the trial version:
http://www.southbaypc.com/FolderView/

This link for XP machines, not sure if it will work for NT:
http://support.microsoft.com/default...b;en-us;321379

This is a freeware directory print tool for 98/NT:
http://www.webattack.com/get/printdir.html

This is a shareware version that will allow you to print or export to various different formats:
http://www.pcworlddownload.com/syste...DirPrinter.htm

Another free one:
http://www.moochers.com/index.html?w95print.html

[dammit]

Or THIS

[iron_rich]

Thanks guys they all look good.

Unfortunately me being a goofball I didn't make myself very clear, sorry.

Working for a bank I can't install any other software on the machine (security etc), I need a solution using just the functions included in Windows NT/excel.

Any other ideas?

[renegade600]

well, you can open the folder, prt scrn key, open microsoft paint, new, and press the ctrl V then crop. Once in graphic format you should be able to insert into any ms software.

It will be a graphic but that is the best you can do under those circumstances.

[iron_rich]

Thanks renegade that sounds like it could be worth a try, anything to save me having to write out a list of all the file names.

[twistedcranium]

If it doesn't have to be a graphic, in fact if you'd rather have a text file with the contents, you can do this.... (provided you're comfortable with the command line)

assume the directory you wish to print is in D:\docs\excel

1. Start Menu > Run
2. Type cmd in the Open field
3. You'll now have a DOS prompt, where you type D:
4. Type CD \docs\excel
5. Type dir > files.txt

After this, you'll have a text file that contains the directory listing. You can then open this in your favorite windows text editor.

Steps 3 and 4 just get you to the folder in which you wish to list the contents of
Step 5 is what really creates the list, it states that you want to perform the 'dir' command (to get the listing of the files/folders inside the directory) and then redirect its output (by using the > sign) into a file called files.txt

*edit: remember to move that text file out of the 'excel docs' directory or the next time you list the directory contents you'll get that file listed too...done that many times myself...LOL*

[renegade600]

Actually that one is better than my suggeston. I knew there was a way to do it in dos but just could not remember it nor could find it. Thanks for the lesson.

[twistedcranium]

Originally Posted by renegade600

Actually that one is better than my suggeston. I knew there was a way to do it in dos but just could not remember it nor could find it. Thanks for the lesson.

What I dig about this 'redirect' is that you can use it for any command/mini-program that generates command line output....

I use it all the time to dump my system environment variables into a file.
set > env_vars_031004.txt

When I make changes to my system vars based on programming changes I make, I like to keep a 'history' of what my variables used to be.

[twistedcranium]

and one more little tweak....

If you want to list only the files in the directory and not the subdirectories... replace step 5 with:
dir /A:-D > files.txt

[twistedcranium]

While the original poster's intent was to handle this issue without installing anything in addition to the components native to Windows NT, I did want to note the existence of another freeware program that will do this.

http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptdirprn.asp