searching and batch processing of files

9point9 · Moderator Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 3875 Location: UK

I'm currently investigating writing a macro in OOo which will allow searching of files that match set criteria and then carrying out a process on those files.

In pseudo-code it goes a bit like this:

Search for files matching criteria with directory (inc. sub-directories)

For i = 1 to [total number of files found matching criteria]

Carry out process on file number i

Next i

I have done such a thing previously with VBA, but I think I could do better with OOo. At the moment I'm planning to use it to print files to PDF and produce HTML indexes of files in user defined directories.

If I can get this working then I might be able to convince my employer to make OOo available for users who would find it useful, say, all 5000 of them.

I'm new to using OOo macros so don't know how to search for files. I've not been able to find much in the help system so far.

Thanks in advance for anything anyone puts forward on this.
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SergeM · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 5:19 am Post subject:

5000 users ? wow !
Sorry I have no answer but only a question for the moment :
what do you mean by "matching a criteria" ? is ti on the file's name or on the file's content ?
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DannyB · Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 5:37 am Post subject:

Here are two examples I've posted in the past showing how to recursively process files in a folder and all sub folders.

Recursive Folder of Html into PDF,Txt,SXW,DOC
http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=45659#45659

Recursively walk file system, find most recently modified file
http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7631

You might also find this recent discussion to be helpful......
Is there a beginners guide to Oo basic?
http://www.oooforum.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11990
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9point9 · Moderator Joined: 31 Aug 2004 Posts: 3875 Location: UK

Thanks for those links. That first one is pretty much what I'm trying to do.

In this case I'd be searching by filename. For instance all *.doc's. I'm not an MS fan at all and seeing how batch processing in Word hasn't got me where I wanted to get I'm looking for an alternative.
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