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August 25th, 2008 20:00
Printing a file list?
Is there any way to print a list of the contents of a given folder?
I know how to do this from the Command Prompt, but there's a second, more curious problem: I want to print out the list of fonts that actually come with the XP installation, and I just reinstalled the XP OS, so this is a good time, right? I used the CD command to get to the windows folder, but a DIR command shows no Fonts folder! Where is it? If I navigate there using Windows Explorer, I see the Fonts folder sitting there between eHome and Help, but on the DOS list, there's nothing there.
Any insights on either of these questions. None of the Windows books I have address either :-(
TIA
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Bay Wolf
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August 25th, 2008 23:00
Try this.
Start > Run
Then type CMD and click OK.
Then type CD C:\Windows\Fonts
and hit enter
Then enter this command:
dir > c:\fonts.txt
In your root directory on the c:\ drive, you now have a file called font.txt that has all of the installed fonts right now.
Just use notepad, or any ASCII viewer, to look at the file.
Edit: I forgot to mention. The reason that you do not see the fonts folder is that it normally is hidden. You will have to enable view hidden files/folders to see it. What I described above will work any way.
mombodog
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August 26th, 2008 00:00
Free versatile utility for this
http://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptdirprn.asp
Rustiferion
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August 26th, 2008 01:00
Okay - the problem was it was considered a System Folder, not just a Hidden Folder. I've never used a computer that hid the fonts before.... I guess the real question is why was it hidden from the Command query (generally used by folks who are knowledgable about operating systems) and not hidden from Explorer (available to anyone who can use a mouse). Go figure.
Thanks for the hints.
Bay Wolf
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August 26th, 2008 01:00
Hints? I told you it was hidden. Not much of a hint if you ask me. :smileywink:
Rustiferion
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August 26th, 2008 01:00