Re: copy/open/move file most most recent datestamp from command line

From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 10/26/04 

Date: Tue, 26 Oct 2004 21:59:04 +0200

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<---------------------- 

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torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
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