files enumeration

[wes]

Hi All,

I tried to enumated all files under a specific directory (folder) by
first calling MoreFilesX's FSGetDirectoryItems() then I use
FSGetCatalogInfo() to parse each individual items.

The thing I don't understand is I will see some files like
".DS_Store", "Desktop DB", and "Desktop DF". I wonder how can I filter
out those unwanted files. By using the nodeFlags in FSCatalogInfo, I
can filter out all directory names, however, I don't know those
unwanted files (".DS_Store", "Desktop DB", and "Desktop DF"). Any
suggestion? Thanks!

[Miro Jurisic]

In article <5fb7ca71.0309091658.588f2a2f@posting.google.com >,
[email]wkung@hotmail.com[/email] (wes) wrote:

> The thing I don't understand is I will see some files like
> ".DS_Store", "Desktop DB", and "Desktop DF". I wonder how can I filter
> out those unwanted files. By using the nodeFlags in FSCatalogInfo, I
> can filter out all directory names, however, I don't know those
> unwanted files (".DS_Store", "Desktop DB", and "Desktop DF"). Any
> suggestion? Thanks!

Well, you didn't really explain what it is that you don't want. Is it invisible
files?

meeroh

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[wes]

Miro Jurisic <macdev@meeroh.org> wrote in message news:<macdev-3B9AE7.00162310092003@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu>...

> In article <5fb7ca71.0309091658.588f2a2f@posting.google.com >,
> [email]wkung@hotmail.com[/email] (wes) wrote:
>

> > The thing I don't understand is I will see some files like
> > ".DS_Store", "Desktop DB", and "Desktop DF". I wonder how can I filter
> > out those unwanted files. By using the nodeFlags in FSCatalogInfo, I
> > can filter out all directory names, however, I don't know those
> > unwanted files (".DS_Store", "Desktop DB", and "Desktop DF"). Any
> > suggestion? Thanks!

>
> Well, you didn't really explain what it is that you don't want. Is it invisible
> files?
>
> meeroh

Yes, I don't want those invisible files.

[Miro Jurisic]

In article <5fb7ca71.0309101055.4dd10d44@posting.google.com >,
[email]wkung@hotmail.com[/email] (wes) wrote:

> Miro Jurisic <macdev@meeroh.org> wrote in message
> news:<macdev-3B9AE7.00162310092003@senator-bedfellow.mit.edu>...

> > In article <5fb7ca71.0309091658.588f2a2f@posting.google.com >,
> > [email]wkung@hotmail.com[/email] (wes) wrote:
> >

> > > The thing I don't understand is I will see some files like
> > > ".DS_Store", "Desktop DB", and "Desktop DF". I wonder how can I filter
> > > out those unwanted files. By using the nodeFlags in FSCatalogInfo, I
> > > can filter out all directory names, however, I don't know those
> > > unwanted files (".DS_Store", "Desktop DB", and "Desktop DF"). Any
> > > suggestion? Thanks!

> >
> > Well, you didn't really explain what it is that you don't want. Is it
> > invisible
> > files?

>
> Yes, I don't want those invisible files.

You should treat a file as hidden if:

1. The hidden bit is set in its Finder info in its catalog info; or
2. The name of the file starts with a '.'; or
3. The file is in / and its name is one of the names listed in /.hidden

hth

meeroh

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