Re: [Dev-C++] reading and comparing filenames

reading and comparing filenames
Yeah, sounds simple enough. :-)  I don't know what you want us to help =
you with.  But, I would tell you, that I have done something like this, =
but I used the DOS command DIR (HELP DIR) to get my listings and pipe it =
to a file (DIR /options > filenames.txt).  It was easier since the dir =
command has many options for sorting, so you could get the list that you =
want and have the files be in the right order etc.  So, you could do a) =
and b) in one command. (Of course, depending what you really want in a) =
and in b).)  You could even run a few commands with a few files as input =
and then execute c) with the input gathered from a) and b).  Just a =
thought...

jos=E9
  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Guillermo Gutierrez=20
  To: dev...@li...=20
  Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 7:53 PM
  Subject: [Dev-C++] reading and comparing filenames


  I have a bit of a dilemma, I have an app that copies files from one =
folder to another.=20
  Now I need to copy different files from a second folder but I dont =
want to get all of them.=20
  As newer versions of these files are created, the previous versions =
are renamed to "filename.****.bpl" as opposed to "filename.bpl".

  the "****" is a four digit number representing the file time from the =
timestamp. I want to copy only the newer files (filename.bpl) and not =
the previous ones (filename.****.bpl).=20

  What would be the best way to:=20
          a) get a list of the filenames.=20
          b) filter down to a list of the newer filenames (w/o the =
".****")=20
          c) and finally copy only the ones on the filtered list.=20

  Guillermo Gutierrez=20
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