FindFile

InstallShield 2025 » InstallScript Language Reference

The FindFile function searches a directory for a specified file. InstallShield returns the first matching file in the parameter svResult.

Note:This function searches only the specified subdirectory. It does not search an entire disk or directory tree.

Syntax

FindFile ( szPath, szFileName, svResult );

Parameters

FindFile Parameters
Parameter	Description
szPath	Specifies the name of the directory to search. Subdirectories beneath this directory are not searched. Note:If the directory is enclosed in quotation marks, FindFile fails. To ensure that the folder name is not enclosed in quotation marks, call LongPathToQuote (szPath, FALSE) before calling FindFile.
szFileName	Specifies the name of the file to search for. Wild-card characters are allowed in this parameter.
svResult	Returns the name of the first file that matches szFileName. This parameter contains the unqualified file name; that is, the drive designation and path are not included.

Return Values

FindFile Return Values
Return Value	Description
0	Indicates that the function successfully found and returned the specified file.
< 0	Indicates that the function was unable to find the file.