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  • May 31, 2013 at 4:01 pm

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    SQL_Enthusiast (5/31/2013)

    For some unknown reason, the creator of this file set the naming convention to something I can't begin to fathom... :unsure:

    The file name is like this: NAME1_NAME2_NAME3_NAME4_NAME5_YYYYMMDD_YYYYMMDDHRMMSS.YYYYMMDDHRMMSS -- Yes, twice...! And the folder continues to grow. So I need to pick up the most recent file...

    I have figured out ways to pick up a dynamic name that ends in CSV or TXT (*.csv or *.txt), but I have never tried to figure out a dynamic file type before. If it helps, the NAME#'s never change. Only the date/times change.

    Is there anythign I can do pick up the most recently added file in a folder where the file name and type continually change? Maybe a VB script???

    What are you using to do imports for things that end with CSV or TXT?

    --Jeff Moden

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    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
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