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ASP FAQ Tutorials :: Classic ASP 1.0 :: Files/Directories & FSO :: How do I retrieve a random file from a given folder?


How do I retrieve a random file from a given folder?

A lot of people use arrays or recordsets to pick a random file from a folder. Here is a slightly more efficient way... instead of loading all of the filenames into a large array, just run through the list until you hit the random number. 
 
<% 
    Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") 
    Set fold = fso.GetFolder(Server.MapPath("folderName")) 
    Set fileset = fold.files 
    fileCount = fileset.count 
 
    if fileCount > 0 then 
 
        counter = 1 
        randomize 
        fileToPick = clng((rnd * fileCount) + 0.5) 
 
        for each file in fileset 
            if counter < fileToPick then 
                counter = counter + 1 
            else 
                randomFile = file.name 
                exit for 
            end if 
        next 
 
        response.write randomFile 
 
    else 
 
        response.write "Empty folder." 
 
    end if 
 
    set fileset = nothing 
    set fold = nothing 
    set fso = nothing 
%>

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