Print folder contents.

[arson_nick]

Is there a program out there to print a folder tree to plain text?

 

[Hipster Doofus]

See how you go with this>

See what is inside a folder.

Command Prompt. Navigate to folder. Type....dir> {filelist} (Enter)

File gets saved to that folder. Open file in notepad.

 

[arson_nick]

Hmm, that could work, but is there any way to make it recursive?

 

[Hipster Doofus]

Just found this>

* Open a text editor, such as Notepad, and type the following lines into a new document: (assuming the printer you wish to use is connected to printer port #1).


CD %1
DIR >LPT1

* Save the two-line file into your Windows\Command folder, and call it PRINTDIR.BAT.
* Find the file in Explorer, right click on it, and select Properties.
* Click on the Program tab, turn on the Close on Exit option, choose Minimized from the Run list, and click Ok.
* Next, run the Registry Editor (REGEDIT.EXE).
* Open My Computer\ HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ Directory\ shell.
* Select New from the Edit menu, and then select Key.
* Type Print for the name of this new key, and press Enter.
* Highlight the new Print key, select New from the Edit menu, and then select Key again.
* Type command for the name of this new key, and press Enter.
* Double-click on the (default) value in the right pane, and type C:\Windows\Command\PRINTDIR.BAT (assuming that C:\Windows\ is your Windows folder).
* From now on, when you right-click on a folder icon, you can click Print to print its contents.

* Note: this assumes that your printer is connected to the LPT1 port, which is true for most users. However, if your printer is connected over a network or you have more than one printer, you need to change LPT1 to the correct port.


Have not tried it but am going too. Looks good.
Found it here.

 

[Hipster Doofus]

I'll have to slow down & have a closer look at what I'm doing. I can't get the early steps done & all it does is blink at me.

 

[Static 99]

PrintFolders 1.3

PrintFolders prints list of files and folders into plain-text file. The main features are: walking through all tree of folders, the filter to include or exclude particular files, sorting files by name, extension, size or date, integration into the Windows Shell context menu, the command line interface, writing files with or without extensions and paths, writing size, creation date and creation time for each file or folder, and more.

http://www.ktk.ru/~camelot/printfolders.htm

 

[Hipster Doofus]

I could not get the above tweak to work so another search came up with a program & another tweak from Microsoft.

Karens Directory Printer. (Freeware)

Microsoft. This is the one that hopefully will work.

 

[Hipster Doofus]

The microsoft article works & is easy to follow.