List files to array and sort them by date

[DW1]

oldest/latest, ascending/descending.  Two ways to say the same thing, no?

#include <Constants.au3>
#include <Array.au3>

$sSFK = @ScriptDir & '\sfk.exe'
$sDir = 'C:\Scripts'
 
;try each of these below

$sCommand = 'list -late -notime'
;~ $sCommand = 'list -old -notime'

Local $hRun = Run(@ComSpec & ' /c "' & $sSFK & '" ' & $sCommand & ' ' & $sDir, @ScriptDir, @SW_HIDE, $STDERR_CHILD + $STDOUT_CHILD)
Local $sOut = ''
ClipPut('"' & $sSFK & '" ' & $sCommand & ' "' & $sDir & '"')
While 1
    $sOut &= StdoutRead($hRun)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
WEnd
$sOut = StringReplace($sOut, @CRLF, '', -1)
Local $aRet = StringSplit($sOut,@CRLF, 1)

_ArrayDisplay($aRet)

[JohnQSmith]

C:\> sfk sort
sfk ... +sort
 
   sort text lines, case insensitive by default.
   requires a previous command producing text output.
 
   options
      -case        case sensitive text comparison
      -rev[erse]   reverse sorting order
 
   examples
      sfk filter csv.txt +sort
         print sorted contents of csv.txt
      sfk filter csv.txt +sort +view
         shows output with the dview GUI tool

So change the command to...

sfk list -flattime . +sort -rev

Also look at...

sfk dumphelp

Edited June 13, 2013 by JohnQSmith

[michaelslamet]

Danwilli, JohnQSmith, thanks!

The correct syntax for this is from JohnQSmith, it's -rev.

Thanks again!

[Zedna]

Disadvantage of SFK solution is that you must distribute sfk.exe along with your EXE file.

[michaelslamet]

Hi Zedna,

Yes, I noticed that

Thanks!

[mike2003]

I am trying to repeat the code with DIR by Spiff59. But I have a problem with Russian characters (row 3). Can this be solved?

I assume there is an encoding problem here. Need WIN 1251, but using old DOS 866 (maybe).

 

Edited October 4, 2021 by mike2003