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Name of file (with its extension) or directory found. Empty string ("") otherwise. To find out if this function has generated an error, use function ErrorInfo with constant errMessage.
Name and full (or relative) path of sought file or directory (up to 260 characters). A UNC path can be used. You have the ability to use wildcard characters (*,?) in the name of the file.If this parameter is empty, the function continues and searches for the name of the next corresponding file (or directory): this allows you to list the files or directories belonging to a given directory.If this parameter corresponds to a directory name, this name may (or may not) end with "\".Versions 15 and later This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format. This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive. Reminder: In Android, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application can only write to its setup directory or one of its subdirectories, as well as to the external memory (SDCard).New in version 15 This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format. This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive. Reminder: In Android, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application can only write to its setup directory or one of its subdirectories, as well as to the external memory (SDCard). This parameter can be in Ansi or Unicode format. This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive. Reminder: In Android, the file system is read-only on the device and on the emulator. An application can only write to its setup directory or one of its subdirectories, as well as to the external memory (SDCard). This path must be a full path or a UNC path. It cannot be a relative path. If "*.*" is used, only files with an extension will be searched.Versions 17 and later This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive. Reminder: On iPhone/iPad, an application has the rights to write into its setup directory or into one of its subdirectories.New in version 17 This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive. Reminder: On iPhone/iPad, an application has the rights to write into its setup directory or into one of its subdirectories. This parameter can correspond to a full path or a path relative to the current directory (returned by fCurrentDir). This parameter is case-sensitive. Reminder: On iPhone/iPad, an application has the rights to write into its setup directory or into one of its subdirectories.
Search options:fPathUNICODEVersions 15 and later<Result> will be a character string in Unicode format.This constant can be combined with frFile or frDirectory.New in version 15<Result> will be a character string in Unicode format.This constant can be combined with frFile or frDirectory.<Result> will be a character string in Unicode format.This constant can be combined with frFile or frDirectory.frFile (Default value)Find a file.frDirectoryFind a directory.
Caution: fDir keeps access to the directory
Browsing directories
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Using fDir in threads
Equivalence
Last update: 01/01/2021
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