I'm trying to just get a listing of all files in each file base. I'd provide sample code, but I've written and re-written so much stuff trying to get it
to work that it's all a jumble at the moment. =\

Once I know how to just get a list going, I can separate everything into its respective group/base/files for output. I'm just stuck because I'm not sure
how to access the files and descriptions themselves.

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Once I know how to just get a list going, I can separate everything into its respective group/base/files for output. I'm just stuck because I'm
not sure how to access the files and descriptions themselves.

To list files you have to call "fl_open" and pass it the filename of the filebase you want to open. After that you call "fl_seek" to the start of the database and then you loop through it:

# open file base

flist = fl_open("filename")

# if it didn't work exit

if flist is None:
writeln("Open failed")
quit()

# start at beginning of file list

fl_seek (flist, 0, true)

# whenever we seek to a file or ask for the next or previous file in the
# file base, the fl_found will be set to true or false to tell us if the call
# found a file. So we need to loop by checking fl_found:

while fl_found(flist) and not shutdown():

# call getfile to get the next file data into fileinfo
# and then print the filename

fileinfo = fl_getfile(flist)

writeln("File: " + fileinfo["filename"])

# calling getfile only returns the base file information not the
# description, so if we want to get the description for the file we need
# to call getdesc which returns the description (ANSI descriptions are
# converted to pipe colors)

filedesc = fl_getdesc(flist)

# now that we have the file description, loop through it and print it out

for line in range(1, fileinfo["lines"]):
writeln(filedesc[line])

# ask for next file and then let it loop to the top again

fl_next(flist)

# when we get here its because fl_found was false meaning there were no
# more files found, so we close the file list

fl_close(flist)

[SNIP]

To pseudocode it:

1. Open file base
2. Seek to start of database
3. Do we have a file? (fl_found)
4. If yes: Read file, print filename, ask for next file. Goto 3.
5. close file base

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On 17 Feb 2020, g00r00 said the following...

Once I know how to just get a list going, I can separate everything i its respective group/base/files for output. I'm just stuck because I' not sure how to access the files and descriptions themselves.

To list files you have to call "fl_open" and pass it the filename of the filebase you want to open. After that you call "fl_seek" to the start
of the database and then you loop through it:

[snip all of the awesomeness]

Thank you so much, man! I just needed to know what does what and how it works with regards to the file bases. I'm going to save a copy of this message
right now and work on it later. Woke up sick with a massive headache. =\

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Thank you so much, man! I just needed to know what does what and how it works with regards to the file bases. I'm going to save a copy of this message right now and work on it later. Woke up sick with a massive headache. =\

I hope it helps sorry to hear you're feeling bad!

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