Resolving a full Windows filename from a fixed partial filename string

[MikeK6MKF]

I want to research how to do this in AutoIt, but I really don't know where to begin.    

 

I am running an AutoIt script from a directory in which I have a number of PDF files.

 

These files are:

 

K6MKF-MAR-2015-_01-Mar-2015_14-55-47_UTC_10.pdf

K6MKF-MAR-2015-_01-Mar-2015_14-55-47_UTC_12.pdf

K6MKF-MAR-2015-_01-Mar-2015_14-55-47_UTC_15.pdf

K6MKF-MAR-2015-_01-Mar-2015_14-55-47_UTC_17.pdf

K6MKF-MAR-2015-_01-Mar-2015_14-55-47_UTC_20.pdf

K6MKF-MAR-2015-_01-Mar-2015_14-55-47_UTC_30.pdf

K6MKF-MAR-2015-_01-Mar-2015_14-55-47_UTC_40.pdf

K6MKF-MAR-2015-_01-Mar-2015_14-55-47_UTC_80.pdf

 

At present, my script is only able to access files that I have renamed UTC_10.pdf ... UTC_80.pdf because I don't know enough AutoIt to be able to access the files individually using some construct such as *UTC_80.pdf.

 

Other users' files will certainly have different file names, and these are generated by another system and each filename ends with UTC_10.pdf ... UTC_80.pdf.

 

I use the filename string of 'UTC_10.pdf' as part of a Run statement to view specific pages of specific files.  So I need to find a way to write the Run statement so that it will resolve the full filename when all the script knows is the last 10 characters:  UTC_10.pdf ... UTC_80.pdf.

 

;
;
;

Local $AcrobatPath = '"C:\Program Files (x86)\Adobe\Reader 11.0\Reader\AcroRd32.exe" /A page='
    Local $PDFDirm = @ScriptDir
    Local $PDFDir
    $PDFDir = (" " & $PDFDirm)

...

$utc = _GetUTC()
                $page = StringFormat("%02d", (($utc + 100) / 100 ))
                $strTest = ($AcrobatPath & $page & $PDFDir & '\UTC_80.pdf')
                Run($strTest)

; Probably pretty much a kludge, but the best I can do at this point
;
;

 

Any guidance, advice and suggestions will be greatly appreciated.

 

Thank you.

Edited March 8, 2015 by MikeK6MKF

[markyrocks]

#include <File.au3>
$list=_FileListToArray ( @scriptdir )

for $x=1 to ubound($list)-1
$trim[$x-1]=stringtrimright($list[$x],10)

next

;compare
$data[3]= ["123456.udf","234567.udf","345678.udf","456789.udf"]
for $y=0 to ubound($data)-1 
for $x=0 to ubound($trim)-1
if $data[$y]=$trim[$x] then
;what to do here
shellexecute(@scriptdir & "/" & $list[$x+1])
endif
next
next
;something like that i'm sure there may be easier methods but that would be my attempt to brute force it...edit:added second array

I'd say use something like _filelistoarray(). Once the is is in an array run it through stringtrimright () then compare the string to the info you have available and determine if the file meets the criteria.

Edit fixed my rookie mistake

Edited March 8, 2015 by markyrocks

[TheSaint]

I'm guessing you could try using the asterisk wild card, twice.

*_UTC_*.pdf

[MikeK6MKF]

My thanks to you both for your suggestions.   I will try both solutions and let you know my results.  Learning a lot about AutoIt every day!

[markyrocks]

Apparently $file [0] is the number of files in the array.... so let me adjust the above code

[MikeK6MKF]

My sincere thanks to all who replied with suggestions.  Thanks to you, I have this part of the code working.

Global $UTCTime, $band, $foundfilename

...

Func mapBandToFile($band)
    ; Look for band in the array of files and return the index to that file
    ; returns -1 if no file found for the band
    Local $bandsub, $foundfile

    For $i=1 to Ubound($filelist) - 1
        $foundfile = StringInStr($fileList[$i], "UTC_" & $band)
        If  $foundfile <> 0 Then
            ExitLoop
        EndIf
    Next
    If $i <> UBound($fileList) Then
        ; We found the required file
        ; set $foundfilename with leading backslash
    $foundfilename = ("\" & $fileList[$i])
    Else
        ; We didn’t find the file
        Return -1
    EndIf
EndFunc   ;===> mapBandToFile

Now the script runs as I have imagined it.   I must now stop coding and do all the AutoIT tutorials so I can learn what it is I've done!