How to Print a Folder (Directory) ListingThe following instructions explain how to print a folder listing directly to your printer or to copy the listing to a text file that you can open (and format) in a text editor or word processor before printing. Printing a List of Files Directly to Your Printer - Exit to a command prompt by clicking Start on the Taskbar and
choosing Programs, then Command Prompt. - To print a list of files in a folder on your computer's hard disk,
type the following command at the prompt (e.g., C:\>), replacing c:\folderpath with the full path to the folder you want to print (e.g., c:\MyFiles). (See also NOTE, below.)
dir c:\folderpath > prn: - Tap the ENTER
key. - Most likely the list won't print until you initiate a form feed on
your printer. On an HP laser printer, press the On Line button and then the Form Feed button. When the list has finished printing, press the On Line button again. - When finished printing your folder list(s), at the command prompt
type Exit and tap the face=Arial,Helvetica>ENTER key to return to Windows NT/95.
Copying a Folder List to a File Before Printing - Exit to a command prompt by clicking Start on the Taskbar and
choosing Programs, then Command Prompt. - To copy a list of files in a folder on your computer's hard disk and
place the resulting file in the root directory on your C drive, type the following command at the prompt (e.g., C:\>), replacing c:\folderpath with the full path to the folder you want to print (e.g., c:\MyFiles). (See also WARNING and NOTES, below).
dir c:\folderpath > c:\folderlist.txt - Tap the ENTER
key. - When finished copying your folder list(s), at the command prompt
type Exit and tap the face=Arial,Helvetica>ENTER key to return to Windows NT/95. - Open, edit/format, and print as follows:
- You can open a file containing a folder list in the text editor
Notepad by simply opening (double-clicking) My Computer and double-clicking the name of the text file you want to open (e.g., folderlist.txt). Edit and print as desired. - If you want to edit or format a folder listing in ways that aren't
possible in a simple text editor, you can open the file in your word processor. Be sure to choose a "text" file type (Text Files in Word 97) and to "look in" the correct folder [such as (C:)]. Edit, format, and print as desired.
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