File handling question....

[alex_read]

I'm want to find a file/files in a known directory that were created on today's date...
Take a look at the GetFileTime API call (www.vbapi.com or www.allapi.net).

and change their extension so another program doesn't pick them up...
That'd be the Name command :

Name C:\File.exe as C:\file.bmp

[canonbeck]

Thanks for that, but can you use the 'name as' command with wildcards?
If not, is it possible to rename "c:\monday*.log" to "c:\monday*.old"

Cheers

[alex_read]

Um...no It doesn't support wildcards * or ?
You could perform a loop though...

Private Sub Command1_Click()
    Dim intcounter As Integer
    
    If File1.ListCount < 1 Then Exit Sub
    
    With File1
    
        For intcounter = 0 To (.ListCount - 1)
            .Selected(intcounter) = True
            
            If Left(LCase(.FileName), 6) = "monday" Then
                Name (.Path & "\" & .FileName) As _
                (.Path & "\" & Left(File1.FileName, Len(.FileName) - 4) & ".old")
            End If
        Next intcounter
        
    End With
End Sub

This one uses a filelistbox and a command button.
Note that on the form load I set the file1.path to point to a specific folder, and that I don't update the filelistbox when this procedure's finished.