Function: findfiles

Syntax

findfiles (<wildname> {,<directory>})

Type

string

Returns

Files (or directories) in the local system matching a file name or wild pattern. The number of values returned is the number of files found.

Parameters

• <wildname>
  The file name or wild pattern being searched for.

• <directory>
  The directory in which to begin the search. If this omitted, the top directory of the system drive is assumed. Sub-directories are searched.

Notes

Returned file names include their full directory path (with '/' separators).

Examples

In the following statement, all the files in the file system named 'start.cmd' are returned.

string fnames[] = findfiles('start.cmd')

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