I would say foreach( $dirTree as $key => $value ){ echo $key ."<br>"; foreach( $value as $v){ echo $v ."<br>; } } something like that ralph_deffke@xxxxxxxx "Tom Chubb" <tomchubb@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:4577934f0908250241i195dc691x3f8c552e72791f4e@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Hi gang, I'm trying to create a script to read the files in a folder (approx 2000) and get the filename, path and last modified date in a tabulated format to copy into excel. (We have been issued a CD and need to get all files documented and assigned to an owner.) I've tried loads of different scripts but can't get them working with all the features. I think the best one to work with is this (although I'm having problems getting the date but don't worry about that at the moment) <? error_reporting(E_ALL); ini_set('display_errors', true); function getDirectory($path = '.', $ignore = '') { $dirTree = array (); $dirTreeTemp = array (); $ignore[] = '.'; $ignore[] = '..'; $dh = @opendir($path); while (false !== ($file = readdir($dh))) { if (!in_array($file, $ignore)) { if (!is_dir("$path/$file")) { $dirTree["$path"][] = $file; } else { $dirTreeTemp = getDirectory("$path/$file", $ignore); if (is_array($dirTreeTemp))$dirTree = array_merge($dirTree, $dirTreeTemp); } } } closedir($dh); return $dirTree; } $ignore = array('.htaccess', 'error_log', 'cgi-bin', 'php.ini', '.ftpquota'); $dirTree = getDirectory('./Tender', $ignore); ?> <pre> <? print_r($dirTree); ?> </pre> <?php getdirectory('./Tender'); //or //get_dir_iterative(/*etc.*/); ?> Here is an example of what I'm getting out from the $dirTree array: Array ( [./Tender] => Array ( [0] => 9216_100_REV_V1.0_bound.dwg ) [./Tender/Tender Docs] => Array ( [0] => BAA Works Terms v1.1 (22.05.08).pdf [1] => Contents of Volumes 1 and 2.pdf [2] => Cover Letter and Instructions.doc [3] => Form of Tender.doc ) [./Tender/Tender Docs/Health and Safety Questionnaire] => Array ( [0] => NT Baggage Tender Questionaire rev2.xls ) [./Tender/Tender Docs/NTB BH Lighting] => Array ( [0] => 3J-B-1 PIR.xls [1] => 3J-B-2B PIR.xls [2] => 3J-B-2R PIR.xls [3] => 3J-B-3R PIR.xls [4] => 3J-D PIR.xls [5] => 4G-G PIR.xls [6] => 4J-B-1B PIR.xls [7] => 4J-B-1R PIR.xls [8] => 4J-B-2B PIR.xls [9] => 4J-B-2R PIR.xls [10] => 4J-B-4 PIR.xls [11] => 5G-G PIR.xls ) I'm having problems getting my head round how to get access the array data so that I can format it how I want, eg: Folder Filename Tender 9216_100_REV_V1.0_bound.dwg Tender/Tender Docs BAA Works Terms v1.1 (22.05.08).pdf Tender/Tender Docs Contents of Volumes 1 and 2.pdf etc. I'm trying to do this at work (php is a hobby and this is the first time I've tried to use it in my electrical engineering job) in notepad without any code highlighting, etc. and tearing my hair out to try and avoid going through the CD manually! Could anybody please help or let me know which function I need to read up on? I've tried countless searches on array formatting, etc and not getting anywhere. Thanks in advance, Tom -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php