Urgent Help Pleaseeeeeeeee.......

Hi guys,

any help would be appreciated,

it is very urgent problem I have.

I have the following file names (they r dummy -but in live environment they would be something like this - all I want is I have to retreive the latest File from the existing ones :)

my data looks something like this

sample data:
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1) TEST_201220020926.txt
TEST_201220020927.txt
TEST_221220021015.txt

2) ABC_201220020926.txt
ABC_201220020927.txt
ABC_251220021012.txt

(after undescore its a date & time combination)

but I dont know the sort order of these files in real time environment -how can i do it???????

it can be any combination of date& time how do I get the latest file based on each combination provided?????

and my problem is that I have to pick up the latest file out of each combination in the sense that I have to retreive ony
( TEST_221220021015.txt & ABC_251220021012.txt) files
out of all the files.

please guys someone help me- its very urgent.

Thanks in advance


Regards.

Gandhi

You create a FileListBox (You need maybe to add in the Components the FileListBox)

The code is not perfect written, because I am lazy, but it works.

Add this code:


Private Sub Command1_Click()
Dim strFilename As String

strFilename = DateCompare("TEST")
MsgBox "The latest File = " & strFilename

strFilename = DateCompare("ABC")
MsgBox "The latest File = " & strFilename

End Sub

Private Function DateCompare(strFilename As String)

File1.FileName = App.Path & "\" & strFilename & "*.txt"
File1.Refresh

datCompare = Format(CDate("01.01.1980"), "yyyymmdd")

numDelimiter = InStr(1, File1.List(0), "_") + 1
numHighestDate = -1

For i = 0 To File1.ListCount - 1
strDat = Mid(File1.List(i), numDelimiter, 8)
strDat = CDate(Left(strDat, 2) & "." & Mid(strDat, 3, 2) & "." & Mid(strDat, 5, 4))
strDat = Format(strDat, "yyyymmdd")
If strDat > datCompare Then
datCompare = strDat
numHighestDate = i
End If
Next



DateCompare = File1.List(numHighestDate)

End Function




have fun with it
nice greetings
Franky