How do I copy the folder structure?

[Guest Frank Martin]

When I archive photos downloaded material to

DVD, I need the folder structure in Windows

Explorer printed on the surface of the DVD.

 

Is there any way to copy and paste the

exploded folder structure from Explorer to a

printer so as to print this on a DVD?

 

This would save a lot of labelling.

 

Please help, Frank

[Guest Dan]

RE: How do I copy the folder structure?

 

The only thing I can think of is to copy the text in the explorer address

bar, but that will only show you the path where you currently are.

 

eg: C:\Documents\Pictures\2008\Archive one

 

This, however, won't show what folders are in Pictures, for example. Not

sure how else to do it, unless you archive your pictures in folders marked

sequentially...Pictures 1 folder, Pictures 2 folder, and so on.

 

"Frank Martin" wrote:

> When I archive photos downloaded material to

> DVD, I need the folder structure in Windows

> Explorer printed on the surface of the DVD.

>

> Is there any way to copy and paste the

> exploded folder structure from Explorer to a

> printer so as to print this on a DVD?

>

> This would save a lot of labelling.

>

> Please help, Frank

>

>

>

[Guest Frank Martin]

Re: How do I copy the folder structure?

 

Thanks, I can save the structure as an image

and print it that way, but what I need is

text so that it will wrap around the DVD.

 

 

"Dan" <Dan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote

in message

news:19ADA659-88A2-457B-8D54-18093BD038D6@microsoft.com...

> The only thing I can think of is to copy

> the text in the explorer address

> bar, but that will only show you the path

> where you currently are.

>

> eg: C:\Documents\Pictures\2008\Archive one

>

> This, however, won't show what folders are

> in Pictures, for example. Not

> sure how else to do it, unless you archive

> your pictures in folders marked

> sequentially...Pictures 1 folder, Pictures

> 2 folder, and so on.

>

> "Frank Martin" wrote:

>

>> When I archive photos downloaded material

>> to

>> DVD, I need the folder structure in

>> Windows

>> Explorer printed on the surface of the

>> DVD.

>>

>> Is there any way to copy and paste the

>> exploded folder structure from Explorer to

>> a

>> printer so as to print this on a DVD?

>>

>> This would save a lot of labelling.

>>

>> Please help, Frank

>>

>>

>>

[Guest dadiOH]

Re: How do I copy the folder structure?

 

Frank Martin wrote:

> When I archive photos downloaded material to

> DVD, I need the folder structure in Windows

> Explorer printed on the surface of the DVD.

>

> Is there any way to copy and paste the

> exploded folder structure from Explorer to a

> printer so as to print this on a DVD?

 

Sure. Take a screen shot, paste into a graphics editor, crop as desired,

print.

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[Guest Onsokumaru]

Re: How do I copy the folder structure?

 

 

"Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message

news:upanWiYCJHA.2476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> When I archive photos downloaded material to DVD, I need the folder

> structure in Windows Explorer printed on the surface of the DVD.

>

> Is there any way to copy and paste the exploded folder structure from

> Explorer to a printer so as to print this on a DVD?

>

> This would save a lot of labelling.

>

> Please help, Frank

>

 

You could try, from the command prompt, switch to the DVD drive, with the

drive in the disk

 

DIR /b /s > C:\DVDcontents.txt

 

This will output the list of directories and file to a file named

DVDcontents.txt in C:\.

 

You could also try the TREE command at the command prompt also.

 

">" redirects the output to a file you specify, insted of to the screen.

 

Use /? after either command to get more info on command.

[Guest Big_Al]

Re: How do I copy the folder structure?

 

Onsokumaru wrote:

> "Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message

> news:upanWiYCJHA.2476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> When I archive photos downloaded material to DVD, I need the folder

>> structure in Windows Explorer printed on the surface of the DVD.

>>

>> Is there any way to copy and paste the exploded folder structure from

>> Explorer to a printer so as to print this on a DVD?

>>

>> This would save a lot of labelling.

>>

>> Please help, Frank

>>

>

> You could try, from the command prompt, switch to the DVD drive, with the

> drive in the disk

>

> DIR /b /s > C:\DVDcontents.txt

>

> This will output the list of directories and file to a file named

> DVDcontents.txt in C:\.

>

> You could also try the TREE command at the command prompt also.

>

> ">" redirects the output to a file you specify, insted of to the screen.

>

> Use /? after either command to get more info on command.

>

>

 

And if you did:

 

DIR /AD /B /S > C:\DVDcontents.txt

 

This would only print the directories. /AD skips the files.

[Guest Stephen Harris]

Re: How do I copy the folder structure?

 

Frank Martin wrote:

> When I archive photos downloaded material to

> DVD, I need the folder structure in Windows

> Explorer printed on the surface of the DVD.

>

> Is there any way to copy and paste the

> exploded folder structure from Explorer to a

> printer so as to print this on a DVD?

>

> This would save a lot of labelling.

>

> Please help, Frank

>

>

 

Frank Martin wrote:

> When I archive photos downloaded material to

> DVD, I need the folder structure in Windows

> Explorer printed on the surface of the DVD.

>

> Is there any way to copy and paste the

> exploded folder structure from Explorer to a

> printer so as to print this on a DVD?

>

> This would save a lot of labelling.

>

> Please help, Frank

>

>

 

Yes, use the tree command executed from the Dos prompt.

C:\photos>tree <enter>

 

I'll see if I can show you from one of my folders but

not not of Photos since I don't have a bunch of them.

 

C:\Program Files\Acronis>tree

Folder PATH listing

Volume serial number is B0C1-8CE3

C:.

????Acronis Disk Director

????TrueImageHome

 

At the Dos prompt window, up at the top is says Command Prompt;

to the left of "Command Prompt" is a tiny Dos icon.

If you right-click that icon, a dropdown menu appears.

Choose Edit, -> Mark

Then you use your mouse to drag over the output that you

want to select, so that the what you want is selected.

Leave it selected and go back to the tiny dos icon and

right-click on it again. Go to Edit, this time choose "copy".

 

Now you "paste" the output of the tree command into a

program like Wordpad which won't destroy its structure.

If you paste it in to notepad, the output characters

become garbled. I think it should print out Ok from wordpad.

If not, do a screen capture of the Wordpad displayed tree

screen and print it out as an image file. Image files are

easy to crop and resize to make them dvd cover size, but

you will need to do a bit of scissor work most likely.

 

The output looks good. I'm not sure my example is going

to look good because the Newsreader likes posting in text

format which will change the appearance. But this method

works great, so don't be discouraged if my example doesn't

work on Usenet, it will work well for your purposes.

 

Also if you want the files to be shown with files, perhaps

if you have photos categorized by folder and you want the

names of the photos (their filenames) also use the /f switch.

 

C:\Program Files\Acronis>tree /f |more <enter> produces

 

C:.

????Acronis Disk Director

? AutoPartNt.exe

? bootmenu_logo.png

? DiskDirector.exe

? diskdirector_full.config

? diskdirector_safe.config

? kernel.dat

? ossactiv.exe

? OSSelectorSetup.exe

? oss_activator.config

? oss_inst.exe

? oss_install.config

? parter.exe

? ramdisk.dat

? spawn.exe

? splash.run

?

????TrueImageHome

CleanUpTools.exe

de.cnt

de.hlp

-- More --

 

the |more command pauses between screens for captures, space bar onward.

So I provide a website for a reference that this method will work. One

more example, if you type C:\program files>tree <enter> a huge output.

C:.

????Acronis

? ????Acronis Disk Director

? ????TrueImageHome

????Adobe

? ????Adobe Bridge CS3

? ? ????AMT

? ? ? ????ar_AE

? ? ? ????cs_CZ

? ? ? ????da_DK

? ? ? ????de_DE

? ? ? ????el_GR

? ? ? ????en_GB

? ? ? ????en_US

? ? ? ????es_ES

? ? ? ????fi_FI

? ? ? ????fr_FR

? ? ? ????he_IL

? ? ? ????hu_HU

? ? ? ????it_IT

? ? ? ????ja_JP

? ? ? ????ko_KR

-- More --

which is just the directory also called folder listing.

 

 

http://www.smartcomputing.com/editorial/article.asp?article=articles%2F1995%2Fmay95%2Fpcn0507%2Fpcn0507.asp

 

"You've seen drawings of family trees, with relatives connected by

lines. The TREE command displays DOS' version of a family tree,

graphically showing the connections between directories and the

system's structure.

 

To use TREE, type tree at the DOS prompt followed by the drive or path

you want displayed. If you don't specify a drive or path, the current

directory will be used. You can use the /f parameter, which would cause

the names of files in each directory to be listed as well. And if you

use ¦MORE after the parameter, the directories will be displayed one

screen at a time."

 

Regards,

Stephen

[Guest Stephen Harris]

Re: How do I copy the folder structure?

 

Onsokumaru wrote:

> "Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message

> news:upanWiYCJHA.2476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

>> When I archive photos downloaded material to DVD, I need the folder

>> structure in Windows Explorer printed on the surface of the DVD.

>>

>> Is there any way to copy and paste the exploded folder structure from

>> Explorer to a printer so as to print this on a DVD?

>>

>> This would save a lot of labelling.

>>

>> Please help, Frank

>>

>

> You could try, from the command prompt, switch to the DVD drive, with the

> drive in the disk

>

> DIR /b /s > C:\DVDcontents.txt

>

> This will output the list of directories and file to a file named

> DVDcontents.txt in C:\.

>

> You could also try the TREE command at the command prompt also.

>

> ">" redirects the output to a file you specify, insted of to the screen.

>

> Use /? after either command to get more info on command.

>

>

 

Oh, I saw this reply after I posted. I think "tree" is best.

[Guest Stephen Harris]

Re: How do I copy the folder structure?

 

Stephen Harris wrote:

> Frank Martin wrote:

>

> Yes, use the tree command executed from the Dos prompt.

> C:\photos>tree <enter>

>

> I'll see if I can show you from one of my folders but

> not not of Photos since I don't have a bunch of them.

>

> C:\Program Files\Acronis>tree

> Folder PATH listing

> Volume serial number is B0C1-8CE3

> C:.

> ????Acronis Disk Director

> ????TrueImageHome

>

 

This turned out ugly on Usenet. It will work

fine at home, providing a very tidy display.

I will try again to show this, choosing UTF.

 

C:.

├───Acronis Disk Director

└───TrueImageHome

[Guest Stephen Harris]

Re: How do I copy the folder structure?

 

Stephen Harris wrote:

> Stephen Harris wrote:

>> Frank Martin wrote:

>

>>

>> Yes, use the tree command executed from the Dos prompt.

>> C:\photos>tree <enter>

>>

>> I'll see if I can show you from one of my folders but

>> not not of Photos since I don't have a bunch of them.

>>

>> C:\Program Files\Acronis>tree

>> Folder PATH listing

>> Volume serial number is B0C1-8CE3

>> C:.

>> ????Acronis Disk Director

>> ????TrueImageHome

>>

>

> This turned out ugly on Usenet. It will work

> fine at home, providing a very tidy display.

> I will try again to show this, choosing UTF.

>

> C:.

> ├───Acronis Disk Director

> └───TrueImageHome

 

C:\Program Files\Acronis>tree /f |more

 

C:.

├───Acronis Disk Director

│ AutoPartNt.exe

│ bootmenu_logo.png

│ DiskDirector.exe

│ diskdirector_full.config

│ diskdirector_safe.config

│ kernel.dat

│ ossactiv.exe

│ OSSelectorSetup.exe

│ oss_activator.config

│ oss_inst.exe

│ oss_install.config

│ parter.exe

│ ramdisk.dat

│ spawn.exe

│ splash.run

│

└───TrueImageHome

CleanUpTools.exe

de.cnt

de.hlp

[Guest Frank Martin]

Re: How do I copy the folder structure?

 

Many thanks for all the replies; I will

follow all these through.

[Guest Anthony Buckland]

Re: How do I copy the folder structure?

 

 

"Frank Martin" <fm@general.com.au> wrote in message

news:upanWiYCJHA.2476@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...

> When I archive photos downloaded material to DVD, I need the folder

> structure in Windows Explorer printed on the surface of the DVD.

>

> Is there any way to copy and paste the exploded folder structure from

> Explorer to a printer so as to print this on a DVD?

>

> This would save a lot of labelling.

>

> Please help, Frank

 

Open a Command Prompt window from the desktop.

Navigate to the folder whose tree you want.

Then use the Tree command (start with Help Tree if

you've never used Tree before. Direct the output

to a file. Print the contents of the file from Notepad

or something more sophisticated. Depending on

where you start from, you may find the structure

a bit big for printing in an area the size of a DVD :)