How to save a complete directory

Problem/Question/Abstract:

Is there an API function which gives all the subdirectories and all the files of one particular directory (in order to save a whole directory for example )?

Answer:

You can copy a whole directory with one instruction using the ShFileOperation API function:


procedure TForm1.Button2Click(Sender: TObject);
var
  OpStruc: TSHFileOpStruct;
  frombuf, tobuf: array[0..128] of Char;
begin
  FillChar(frombuf, Sizeof(frombuf), 0);
  FillChar(tobuf, Sizeof(tobuf), 0);
  StrPCopy(frombuf, 'd:\brief\*.*');
  StrPCopy(tobuf, 'd:\temp\brief');
  with OpStruc do
  begin
    Wnd := Handle;
    wFunc := FO_COPY;
    pFrom := @frombuf;
    pTo := @tobuf;
    fFlags := FOF_NOCONFIRMATION or FOF_RENAMEONCOLLISION;
    fAnyOperationsAborted := False;
    hNameMappings := nil;
    lpszProgressTitle := nil;
  end;
  ShFileOperation(OpStruc);
end;


If you need a list of all files and subdirs you have to do a recursive scan using FindFirst/ FindNext.