Forums Scripts & Popups faster $findfile?

alias mp3f {
var %t = $findfile(D:\,*.mp3,0)
while (%t > 0) {
write D:\found.txt $findfile(D:\,*.mp3,%t)
dec %t
}
echo -st Finished!
}

With this script i want to make a list of all mp3s on D:\ partition, but...well, here comes my question, because $findfile here is incredibly slow and making list with it would take ages, any1 knows faster way?

Three possible solutions:

• Replace line 4 of your script by: $findfile(D:\,*.mp3,%t,write -a d:\found.txt)
• You can use a DLL - you may search here
  
• you can start a second mIRC and start the script there (prevents freezing of your actual mIRC)

* /d:\mp3z\upload\toto: not connected to server (line 4, script18.ini)

that's what happens when i replace the fourth line
ok i'll search for dlls, but i was just wondering if mirc has faster method, thanks for the reply.

Multiple /write is slow... just put everything within a hidden @window and use /savebuf to save it to a file...

The above code should work perfectly. but, since merlin mentioned a way to avoid freezing of your mIRC, you can use qwerty's perfect solution for that:

why the //!.echo ???

just unclear why the ! is there.

that bypasses any existing /echo alias, if any.

You could use DDE for that. Send the commands to the 2nd mIRC, have it send the results to you, then close the 2nd mIRC if need be.

But, it sounds like Qwerty's COM solution to this would work *a lot* better.

Well..thank you all for help, preety fast method is using com objects, but i don't get it,in the end i use /run cmd.exe dir params here > file.txt , that feets my needs, thanks once again :-)

yeah, the com script also makes use if the dir command, but there's a little difference though.

as you might have been noticed, the com object waits for the dir command to return, while /run doesn't. anyway, both ways work. choose your preferred