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FindClose - Close a Find Operation

Valid on NetWare, Symbian OS, UNIX, Windows and Windows CE

The FindClose function closes a find operation.

Function format:

FindClose(Handle as Integer) as Boolean

handle

Identifies the handle of the find operation to be closed.

On successful completion, the function returns TRUE; otherwise, it returns FALSE.

Example:

Function contents(root as string) As Boolean
	Dim fileName As String
	Dim iHandle As Integer
	Dim rootRoot As String
	
	rootRoot = Mid(root, 0, len(root)-1)
	iHandle = FindFirstFile(root, fileName)) Then
	If iHandle = 0 Then
		Print("No files found at """ + root + """")
	Else
		Repeat
			If Is_Dir(rootRoot + fileName) Then
				Print("""" + rootRoot + fileName + """ is a directory")
				if Not(fileName = ".") AND Not(fileName = "..") Then
					contents(rootRoot + fileName + "\*")
				End If
			Else
				Print("""" + rootRoot + fileName + """ is a file")
			End If
		Until Not(FindNextFile(iHandle, fileName))

		FindClose(iHandle)
	End If
	contents = TRUE
End Function

Dim i As Integer
ClrScr()
if Argc() = 1 Then
	Exit
End If
For i=1 To Argc()-1
	Print(NEWLINE$ + "Recursive List of """ + Argv(i) + """")
	Contents(Argv(i))
Next i

Invokation: dmscript sample.dms c:\* -w_dms

More Information:

FindFirstFile - Search for Files in a Directory