I want to be able to perform one or all of the following commands
copy/move/open in a directory with multiple files and im only after the most
recent one ive looked a xcopy but dont see how i could use it as it needs to
be a independent command such that it can be run in a batch file at any date
without any input.

any ideas

arran

Arran wrote:

> I want to be able to perform one or all of the following commands
> copy/move/open in a directory with multiple files and im only after the most
> recent one ive looked a xcopy but dont see how i could use it as it needs to
> be a independent command such that it can be run in a batch file at any date
> without any input.
>
> any ideas
Hi

Batch file that finds the most recent file and put it into
the environment variable newest (change C:\my_test to whatever
folder you want result from):

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@echo off

set folder=C:\my_test

for /f "tokens=1 delims=" %%a in ('dir /b /o:d "%folder%"') do set newest=%%a

if not "%newest%"=="" echo Newest file is "%newest%"
if not "%newest%"=="" echo Full path: "%folder%\%newest%"

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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx

Torgeir

thats perfect! works a treat thanks

arran

"Torgeir Bakken (MVP)" wrote:

> Arran wrote:
>
> > I want to be able to perform one or all of the following commands
> > copy/move/open in a directory with multiple files and im only after the most
> > recent one ive looked a xcopy but dont see how i could use it as it needs to
> > be a independent command such that it can be run in a batch file at any date
> > without any input.
> >
> > any ideas
> Hi
>
> Batch file that finds the most recent file and put it into
> the environment variable newest (change C:\my_test to whatever
> folder you want result from):
>
> --------------------8<----------------------
> @echo off
>
> set folder=C:\my_test
>
> for /f "tokens=1 delims=" %%a in ('dir /b /o:d "%folder%"') do set newest=%%a
>
> if not "%newest%"=="" echo Newest file is "%newest%"
> if not "%newest%"=="" echo Full path: "%folder%\%newest%"
>
> --------------------8<----------------------
>
>
> --
> torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
> Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
> the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
> http://www.microsoft.com/technet/scr...r/default.mspx
>