josephdts
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sorting file names
I have a number of files in a directory folder of the type
query.log.19-Aug-13-10.39.
query.log.19-Aug-13-11.29.
As you can see, there is a date/time stamp in the names.
I want to write a small executable that will sort these files by the data/time stamps.
Thanks
query.log.19-Aug-13-10.39.
query.log.19-Aug-13-11.29.
As you can see, there is a date/time stamp in the names.
I want to write a small executable that will sort these files by the data/time stamps.
Thanks
Dave Baldwin
I would use the ISO format of "2013-08-13T10:39:32" because it works in alpha-numeric sort order without an external program.
And another thought. If you are viewing this file list in Windows Explorer, it will sort the names in it's own odd way no matter what the 'order' in the directory is.
ASKER
I cannot use ISO format. This is how these files appear.
I would like the output of the executable to be a text file with the names in the correct order.
I would like the output of the executable to be a text file with the names in the correct order.
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worked for me