# Checking folder content

**URL:** <https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checking-folder-content/277208>\
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**Created:** [December 9, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checking-folder-content/277208 "2008-12-09T14:36:56Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 9, 2008, 2:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/checking-folder-content/277208/1 "2008-12-09T14:36:56Z")

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I have a gallery that I built using xml for all the images like a typical xml gallery, Preloaders, thumbnails etc…  
Gallery works perfectly, all the images and thumbs preload and everything is pulled via xml.  
E.g.  
\<gallery\>  
\<galleryPic location=“gallery/galleryImage\_001.jpg”/\>  
\<galleryPic location=“gallery/galleryImage\_002.jpg”/\>  
\<galleryPic location=“gallery/galleryImage\_003.jpg”/\>

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              Etc…

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\</gallery\>  
I am trying to figure how I can set the xml to load 50 images as a standard and never have to physically alter the xml (so I can use it as a universal gallery without having to update the xml every 5min)  
The problem with that is my code adds the containers for all 50 images, and I don’t want that to happen.  
I would like the code to automatically load the pics which are in the folder even if there are less than 50 images and remove all empty containers.  
So then if I drop 10, 20, 37 images as I choose it will load the correct amount without having to change the xml plus have no empty containers.