Tigerweld 0 Posted May 24, 2010 Hey I have a backup that runs every night and it generates a log file. I can open the log file and read it fine, however the log file name is the timestamp so it will be different every night. How can I open the newest log file or the current day(might be better in case there isn't a log file for that day) ? I've looked for examples, but I'm having trouble using the search. Any help to point me in the right direction would be greatly appreciated! Thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Melba23 2,773 Posted May 24, 2010 Tigerweld,I would look at the date macros (@MDAY, @MON, @YEAR) and use concatenation to get the likely name of the file. You would have to do some nifty maths to work backwards to get the last file if today's did not exist, but that is not too hard to do.Give it a go - you know where we are if you run into difficulties. M23 Any of my own code posted anywhere on the forum is available for use by others without any restriction of any kind._______My UDFs: Spoiler ArrayMultiColSort ---- Sort arrays on multiple columnsChooseFileFolder ---- Single and multiple selections from specified path treeview listingDate_Time_Convert -- Easily convert date/time formats, including the language usedExtMsgBox --------- A highly customisable replacement for MsgBoxGUIExtender -------- Extend and retract multiple sections within a GUIGUIFrame ---------- Subdivide GUIs into many adjustable framesGUIListViewEx ------- Insert, delete, move, drag, sort, edit and colour ListView itemsGUITreeViewEx ------ Check/clear parent and child checkboxes in a TreeViewMarquee ----------- Scrolling tickertape GUIsNoFocusLines ------- Remove the dotted focus lines from buttons, sliders, radios and checkboxesNotify ------------- Small notifications on the edge of the displayScrollbars ----------Automatically sized scrollbars with a single commandStringSize ---------- Automatically size controls to fit textToast -------------- Small GUIs which pop out of the notification area Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PsaltyDS 28 Posted May 24, 2010 You can create file names in the same format (in reverse order from today) and test for FileExists(). You could also test all the files for latest modify date by FileGetDate(). Valuater's AutoIt 1-2-3, Class... Is now in Session!For those who want somebody to write the script for them: RentACoder"Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced." -- Geek's corollary to Clarke's law Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
