FindClose

1 Description
2 Syntax
3 Parameters
4 Return
5 Examples
6 Remark
7 See Also
8 header to Include
9 Reference

Description

The FindClose function closes the specified search handle. The FindFirstFile and FindNextFile functions use the search handle to locate files with names that match a given name.

Syntax

BOOL FindClose( HANDLE hFindFile )

Parameters

hFindFile: [input] Search handle returned by a previous call to the FindFirstFile function.

Return

If the function succeeds, return true; else return false.

Examples

EX1

int FindClose_ex1()
{
    // case1: List all file under c:
    string strPath = "c:\\*.*";
    FindClose_dir(strPath);
    return 1;
}
// a DOS dir command
// can type into ScriptWindow "dir c:\*.*", for example.
//
void FindClose_dir(string strFile)
{
    WIN32_FIND_DATAA    find;
    HANDLE    hFile;

    //out_str(strFile);
    int    nCount = 0;
    
    if((hFile=FindFirstFile(strFile,&find)) != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
    {
        out_str(find.cFileName);
        nCount++;
        while(FindNextFile(hFile,&find))
        {
            out_str(find.cFileName);
            nCount++;
        }
        printf("%d files found\n",nCount);
        FindClose(hFile);        // must close  the handle
    }
    else
        printf("%s: file(s) not found\n",strFile);
}