Wildcards! Which one?

Im working on a simple file list program that list folders and files using CFileFind. Heres how the program goes!
1. User types a directory in a edit box
2. Presses button and files and folders get listed.

**If user wants to go back a directory

1. Presses the back button


And the back button is my problem. I know the problem is the Wildcard format. Im using a CString with a addition "/.." eg....(CString cp = m_Directory + "/..");
I tried CString cp = m_Directory + "/.." + "*.*" and vice versa with no luck
My question is how do I add a "*.*" to the CString cp? If I don't add "*.*", I know that all the files will not get listed.Only one folder gets listed when I press the back button

Can you help me with this problem.

-THX

oh yeah. Here is the code im using for the back button

Code:

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void CAlDlg::OnButton1()
{
                m_b.ResetContent();

UpdateData(true);
CString oke = m_o;
UpdateData(false);


 CFileFind OneFile;
 CString FileName, DirName;
 BOOL BeWorking;

 DirName = oke + "/..";
 BeWorking = OneFile.FindFile (DirName);
 while (BeWorking)
 {
 BeWorking = OneFile.FindNextFile () ;
 if (OneFile.IsDots ()) continue; 

        m_b.AddString(OneFile.GetFileName ());


GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT3)->SetWindowText(OneFile.GetRoot());


 
 }
 OneFile.Close ();
       
       
}

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See the example for CFileFind::IsDirectory

Dang, man its hard...even looked up the IsDirectory on msdn with no luck
heres some code that I came up...jerry rigging and still does not work entirely..i get double folders of the directory im in.

Code:

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void CAlDlg::OnButton1()
{
                m_b.ResetContent();

UpdateData(true);
CString oke = m_o;
UpdateData(false);


 CFileFind OneFile;
 CString FileName, DirName;
 BOOL BeWorking;

 DirName = oke + "..";
 BeWorking = OneFile.FindFile (DirName);
 while (BeWorking)
 {  BeWorking = OneFile.FindNextFile () ;
        if(OneFile.IsDirectory() && OneFile.IsDots())
        {
               
                        m_b.ResetContent();
               
               
        }
 

        m_b.AddString(OneFile.GetFileName ());


GetDlgItem(IDC_EDIT3)->SetWindowText(OneFile.GetRoot());


UpdateData(true);



BeWorking = OneFile.FindFile (m_o + "\\*.*");
 while (BeWorking)
 {
       
 BeWorking = OneFile.FindNextFile () ;
 

        m_b.AddString(OneFile.GetFileName ());



 }


UpdateData(false);





 }
 OneFile.Close ();
       
       
}

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Can someone tell me the proper way of getting the back button to work, to list all files.

From MSDN:

Quote:

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Example
This small program recurses every directory on the C:\ drive and prints the name of the directory.

Code:

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#include <afxwin.h>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

void Recurse(LPCTSTR pstr)
{
  CFileFind finder;

  // build a string with wildcards
  CString strWildcard(pstr);
  strWildcard += _T("\\*.*");

  // start working for files
  BOOL bWorking = finder.FindFile(strWildcard);

  while (bWorking)
  {
      bWorking = finder.FindNextFile();

      // skip . and .. files; otherwise, we'd
      // recur infinitely!

      if (finder.IsDots())
        continue;

      // if it's a directory, recursively search it

      if (finder.IsDirectory())
      {
        CString str = finder.GetFilePath();
        cout << (LPCTSTR) str << endl;
        Recurse(str);
      }
  }

  finder.Close();
}

int main()
{
  if (!AfxWinInit(GetModuleHandle(NULL), NULL, GetCommandLine(), 0))
      cout << "panic!" << endl;
  else
      Recurse(_T("C:"));
}

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Originally Posted by vaas

Dang, man its hard...even looked up the IsDirectory on msdn with no luck
heres some code that I came up...jerry rigging and still does not work entirely..i get double folders of the directory im in.

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One suggestion to make to you is that you first write simple programs that perform the basic task you're looking for.

Your code is a jumble of listbox calls, button calls, and other things totally unrelated with writing a function that recurses through a directory, causing confusion, not only to you, but it clutters the code so that others helping you have to filter out the unnecessary noise.

If you take a look at Victor's example, that is exactly what you should be writing first, making sure you are familiar and know how to use the CFileFind class. Once you know how to properly use it, then you apply it to the larger program.

Regards,

Paul McKenzie