# Getting a list of files with specific extension

**URL:** <https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/getting-a-list-of-files-with-specific-extension/287835>\
**Category:** Programming & Scripting\
**Tags:** unreal-engine\
**Created:** [July 10, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/getting-a-list-of-files-with-specific-extension/287835 "2014-07-10T12:52:48Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Muzaheed](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/muzaheed/32/778940_2.png) [@Muzaheed](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Muzaheed)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 12:52pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/getting-a-list-of-files-with-specific-extension/287835/1 "2014-07-10T12:52:48Z")

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i want to have a list of all fbx files from a specific folder .+from it’s subfolders.  
is there a function for that?

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**Author:** ![Rama](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/rama/32/882413_2.png) [@Rama](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Rama)\
**Post date:** [July 10, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/getting-a-list-of-files-with-specific-extension/287835/2 "2014-07-10T20:40:11Z")

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#GenericPlatformFile.h

I offered the functionality you are wanting as a pull request to Epic but they did not seem to think it was necessary

You can see all the available file functions here:

GenericPlatformFile.h

If you still think the Engine needs this functionality then maybe you can support another pull request that I make to bring this functionality to the engine.

I have a wiki on how to use GeneralPlatformfile here:

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**Author:** ![Muzaheed](https://d1ap1mz92jnks1.cloudfront.net/user_avatar/forums.unrealengine.com/muzaheed/32/778940_2.png) [@Muzaheed](https://forums.unrealengine.com/u/Muzaheed)\
**Post date:** [July 11, 2014, 4:56am UTC](https://forums.unrealengine.com/t/getting-a-list-of-files-with-specific-extension/287835/3 "2014-07-11T04:56:43Z")

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thanks.i will once i renew my subscription.