Looking at file dates and assign file name to a variable

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Is it possible to use AutoIt to look at all the files in a folder and assigning the file name with the oldest date to a variable?

Please let me know as I couldn't find anything that would help...thank you!

[Xenobiologist]

Is it possible to use AutoIt to look at all the files in a folder and assigning the file name with the oldest date to a variable?

Please let me know as I couldn't find anything that would help...thank you!

Hi,

I dunno what you exactly want to do, but until the word folder Ican say yes that is possible.

So long,

Mega

[Helge]

$hSearch = FileFindFirstFile("*.*")
If $hSearch = -1 Then
    MsgBox(16, "FileFindFirstFile", "An error occured !")
    Exit
EndIf

$sOldFile = ""
$iOldTime = 0

While 1
    $sCheckFile = FileFindNextFile($hSearch)
    If @error Then ExitLoop
    
    $iCheckTime = FileGetTime($sCheckFile, 1, 1)
    If $iOldTime = 0 OR $iCheckTime < $iOldTime Then
        $sOldFile = $sCheckFile
        $iOldTime = $iCheckTime
    EndIf
    
WEnd

If $sOldFile = "" Then
    MsgBox(16, "Failure", "Failed to find the oldest file.")
Else
    MsgBox(64, "Success", "File : " & $sOldFile & @CRLF & "Time : " & $iOldTime)
EndIf

Currently is gives you the oldes created file, but if you instead want the

access- or modified-time then just change the second parameter in FileGetTime.