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 ADIR()*
 Fill a series of arrays with directory information
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 Syntax

     ADIR([<cFilespec>],
        [<aFilenames>],
        [<aSizes>],
        [<aDates>],
        [<aTimes>],
        [<aAttributes>]) --> nFiles

 Arguments

     <cFilespec> is the path specification of files to include in the
     scan of the DEFAULT directory.  It is a standard file specification that
     can include the wildcard characters * and ?, as well as a drive and path
     reference.  If omitted, the default specification is *.*.

     <aFilenames> is the array to fill with the filenames matching
     <cFilespec>.  Each element contains the filename and extension as a
     character string in all uppercase letters.

     <aSizes> is the array to fill with the sizes of the corresponding
     files in the <aFilenames> array.  Each element is numeric data type.

     <aDates> is the array to fill with the dates of the corresponding
     files in the <aFilenames> array.  Each element is a date data type.

     <aTimes> is the array to fill with the times of the corresponding
     files in the <aFilenames> array.  Each element filled contains a
     character string of the form: hh:mm:ss.

     <aAttributes> is the array to fill with attributes of the
     corresponding files in the <aFilenames> array.  Each element is a
     character string.  If <aAttributes> is specified, hidden, system, and
     directory files are included as well as normal files.  If <aAttributes>
     is not specified only normal files are included.

 Returns

     ADIR() returns the number of files matching the directory skeleton
     described in <cFilespec>.

 Description

     ADIR() is an array function that performs two basic operations.  First,
     it returns the number of files matching the file specification.  Second,
     it fills a series of arrays with filenames, sizes, dates, times, and
     attributes.

     ADIR() is a compatibility function and therefore not recommended.  It is
     superseded by the DIRECTORY() function which returns all file
     information in a multidimensional array.

 Notes

     .  Directories: If you specify the <aAttributes> argument and
        <cFilespec> is *.*, directories will be included in <aFilenames>.  In
        the <aAttributes> array, directories are indicated with an attribute
        value of "D."  If ADIR() is executed within a subdirectory, the first
        two entries of the <aFilenames> array are "." and "..", the parent
        and current directory aliases.  The date and time of last update are
        reported for directories, but the size of a directory is always zero.

 Examples

     .  This example creates an array to hold the names of all (.txt)
        files in the current DEFAULT directory, then uses AEVAL() to list
        them to the console:

        LOCAL aFiles[ADIR("*.TXT")]
        ADIR("*.TXT", aFiles)
        AEVAL(aFiles, { |element| QOUT(element) })

 Files:  Library is EXTEND.LIB.