[General] Windows file search.

How can i search for a file in windows? i looked, and looked for a method but with no luck.
I only found this but it is .NET and i dont know anything about that:

//declare a delegate function
private delegate void FindAsyn();

[STAThread]
static void Main(string[] args)
{

FileFind ff = new FileFind();

//subscribe the found file event
ff.OnFileFound += new FoundDelegate(OnFoundFile);

//The directory to be searched
ff.PathName = @"C:\MyFileDir";
//The text to be searched
ff.FindText ="findtext";

//delegate to...
FindAsyn f = new FindAsyn(ff.StartSearch);
//invoke the searching function asynchronously
f.BeginInvoke(null,null);
Console.Read(); // pause the screen;
FileFind.bStopIt = true; // stop it if the process takes
// too long.
Console.Read();
//unsubscribe the event
ff.OnFileFound -= new FoundDelegate(OnFoundFile);

}

private static void OnFoundFile(string filename)
{
Console.WriteLine(filename);
}


Do you know a function or a lib with a search function or do you know i i can implement this .NET code?

For native c++ you can use FindNextFile http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa364428.aspx

alternatively you could use boost::filesystem which is portable http://boost.org/libs/filesystem/doc/index.htm

You can generally not 'implement' .NET code in native c++ since .NET is not a native platform. So the functions you have in .NET (for instance c#) are supplied by the .NET framework on which .NET programs run. Native c++ programs run more or less directly on your native platform, i.e., intel/windows.

Thanks for the reply now i got something to choose from, well if i choose the simplest witch(probably spelled wrong ) is FindNextFile function can you give an example?

Well on the msdn page there is a link to a good example:
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/aa365200(VS.85).aspx

do not get intimidated by all the windows code, it is really not that difficult but they use a lot of typedefs (DWORD, TCHAR etc.). If that does not help you I'll see if I (or anyone else?) can whip up an example for you.

Thanks for the reply Ill try to google functions and stuff if i dont understand what it is.

So i do like this?

#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int _tmain( int argc, TCHAR *argv[])
{
HANDLE WINAPI FindFirstFile(
LPCTSTR "C:\\*something",
LPWIN32_FIND_DATA lpFindFileData
);
cout<<lpFindFileData;
cin.get();
}

Ok, now i have it like this:

#include <windows.h>
#include <iostream>

using namespace std;

int main( int argc, TCHAR *argv[])

{
WIN32_FIND_DATA FindFileData;
HANDLE notepad;
notepad = FindFirstFile( argv[1], &FindFileData);
if ( notepad == INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE)
{
cout<<"failed to find notepad\n";
cin.get();
}
else
{
cout<<"Found notepad\n";
FindClose(notepad);
}
}

It runs and says "Failed to find notepad", and i dont know where i can declare the path its suppose to search in wich probably is the problem, any suggestions?

On first glance it seems to be the argv[1] (second command line argument) which it cannot find.

Thanks, i have it declared now:

int main( int argc, TCHAR *argv[])

{
WIN32_FIND_DATA FindFileData;
HANDLE notepad;
argv[1] = "C:\\*";


My last question would be, how do i see the path of of the file it found?

I guess i use the GetFullPathName?

Forget about it, its boiling in my brain
To make it simple how do i make it show like a box where the user can select the file path? the one coming up when you are opening files in f.ex notepad.
And can i make it open inside a console app if you know what i mean

Wait, found it: OPENFILENAME Structure ()