# Command: CloseDir

CloseDir filehandle Definition:

Closes a directory previously opened with the ReadDir command.

Parameter Description:

filehandle = valid filehandle assigned from the ReadDir command

Command Description:

Once you are finished with NextFile$ on the directory previously opened for read with the ReadDir command, use this command to close the directory. This is good programming practice!

Example:

; ReadDir/NextFile$/CloseDir example
; Define what folder to start with ...
folder$="C:\"
; Open up the directory, and assign the handle to myDir
myDir=ReadDir(folder$)
; Let's loop forever until we run out of files/folders to list!
Repeat
; Assign the next entry in the folder to file$
file$=NextFile$(myDir)
; If there isn't another one, let's exit this loop
If file$="" Then Exit
; Use FileType to determine if it is a folder (value 2) or a file and print results
If FileType(folder$+"\"+file$) = 2 Then
Print "Folder:" + file$
Else
Print "File:" + file$
End If
Forever
; Properly close the open folder
CloseDir myDir
; We're done!
Print "Done listing files!"

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