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automateable's avatar
automateable
Occasional Contributor
7 years ago

How to search files with different file types using aqFileSystem.FindFiles function?

How to use SearchPattern to allow searching of files with filtered file types. For example, I want to find image files with *.jpg and *.png extensions. Is this possible? thanks 

  • shankar_r's avatar
    shankar_r
    7 years ago

    On a simple note,

     

    aqFileSystem.FindFiles("<your home path with backslash>", "*.jpg") returns list of jpg image files

    aqFileSystem.FindFiles("<your home path with backslash>", "*.png") returns list of png image files

     

    Additional,

     

    if you find files with some common names, you can try like below

    aqFileSystem.FindFiles("<your home path with backslash>", "*test-files*image.jpg") returns list of files matches with "*test-files*image.jpg" this pattern.

  • shankar_r's avatar
    shankar_r
    Community Hero
    7 years ago

    On a simple note,

     

    aqFileSystem.FindFiles("<your home path with backslash>", "*.jpg") returns list of jpg image files

    aqFileSystem.FindFiles("<your home path with backslash>", "*.png") returns list of png image files

     

    Additional,

     

    if you find files with some common names, you can try like below

    aqFileSystem.FindFiles("<your home path with backslash>", "*test-files*image.jpg") returns list of files matches with "*test-files*image.jpg" this pattern.

  • mikakoistinen's avatar
    mikakoistinen
    Contributor
    7 years ago

    I'm doing it with two calls

    function  ListFiles(PathWithBackSlash, pattern);
var
  foundFiles;
  afile;
begin
  aqString.ListSeparator := #13; 
  result := '';
  foundFiles := aqFileSystem.FindFiles(PathWithBackSlash, pattern);
  if foundFiles <> nil then
    while foundFiles.HasNext do
    begin
      aFile := foundFiles.Next;
      result := aqString.AddListItem(result,PathWithBackSlash+aFile.name );      
    end
  else
    Log.Message('No files were found: '+PathWithBackSlash+pattern);  
end;
procedure testlistfiles;
var
  s;
begin
  s := listFiles('c:\temp\','*.xml');
  s := s+ listfiles('c:\temp\','*.zip');
  showmessage(s);
end;
    • automateable's avatar
      automateable
      Occasional Contributor
      7 years ago

      Thanks for your replies. 

       

      Yes, currently I'm doing the same approach. Just wondering if there's a way for SearchPattern parameter to filter multiple file types in one line.  Like ("*.jpg | *.png | *.bmp" ). Is this possible? 

      • shankar_r's avatar
        shankar_r
        Community Hero
        7 years ago

        Unfortunately, Search only supports wild card search not reg exp. you have to use different FindFiles method to get it.