Getting sizes of directories - mIRC Discussion Forums

Is there a quick method to get the total bytes in a directory + subdirectories without using a loop and $file to get the size of every single file and without using a batch file that does dir /s > file.txt and then get the second to last line for the data? Perhaps something with $com?

Here's a snippet from FiberOptics (I wrote one, then he wrote it better ;P)

Code:

alias dirsize {
  if !$exists($1) { return }
  var %a = a $+ $ticks, %b = b $+ %a
  .comopen %a Scripting.FileSystemObject
  if !$comerr {
    .comclose %a $com(%a,GetFolder,1,bstr,$1\,dispatch* %b)
    if $com(%b) {
      %a = $2     
      tokenize 46 $com(%b).result
      .comclose %b
      return $iif(%a,$bytes($1,%a),$1)
    }
  }
}

well I knew $findfile was slower than some other methods, but I tested it with this

Code:

alias dirbyte {
  var %folder.spec = $sdir(*)
  var %count.time = $ctime
  var %null = $findfile(%folder.spec,*,0,var %folder.size = $calc(%folder.size + $file($1-)))
  echo -a Elapsed Time: $duration($calc($ctime - %count.time))
  echo -a %folder.spec has $bytes(%folder.size,m).suf
  echo -a Files in %folder.spec $findfile(%folder.spec,*,0)
}

Output:

Elapsed Time: 2secs
C:\mirc61\ has 223.66MB
Files in C:\mirc61\ 6403
after scanning mIRC folder once it sped up appreciably

so I scanned another folder that is smaller and has less files
Elapsed Time: 7secs
C:\DoReMix\ has 4.99MB
Files in C:\DoReMix\ 2773

Thanks. I thought there was probably a method using $com.

Quote:

Here's a snippet from FiberOptics (I wrote one, then he wrote it better ;P)

tried //echo -a $dirsize(c:\temp) : $dirsize(c:\temp,b) : $dirsize(c:\temp,3)
: :

mIRC 6.16 on Microsoft Windows 2000 [Version 5.00.2195]

$com(%b).result was returning $null for all folders attempted on

What ncydiesel gave you is incorrect, since he's not issuing the Size property on the object.

People, the code using COM that was posted here does not work. I have submitted one that does work on ms.org here:

$foldersize

@nycdiesel: I do not appreciate you putting erroneous code on the forum saying I wrote it, i did not write that code like that.

The code nycdiesel gave you is incorrect, therefore it is logical you don't get any results returned. Try the snippet I posted right above this post.

I had already done the search for "dirsize" and found your $foldersize script on here and that is what I ended up using.