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List:       mumps-l
Subject:    Re: Finding the name of the next file (of a certain pattern) on a
From:       David Donnelly <m-dad () WORLDNET ! ATT ! NET>
Date:       1997-07-30 19:21:19
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 Paul Gausden wrote in article <199707241404.KAA44433@atlanta.american.edu>.
..
>> From: Stefan moernaut <moernautS@spector.be>
>> To: MUMPS-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU
>> Subject: Finding the name of the next file (of a certain pattern) on a
>disk.

      <snip>

 >
>Try S X=$ZF(-1,"DIR A:\*.DOC > DIR.TXT")
>
>then open DIR.TXT (in the current namespace directory) as a sequential
file
>until you reach a line containing "bytes free"
>

>Also the format of the output of the DIR command varies between Windows
95
>and Windows NT.
>
>Paul Gausden
>QMI Limited
>London
>


If you do not need date or size info you can supply the "/b" (brief)
qualifier and you won't need to parse any non-relevant text.  i.e.,
S X=$ZF(-1,"DIR A:\*.DOC /b > DIR.TXT")
David D.
m-dad@worldnett.att.net

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