[AccessD] (Really Really OT) - programatically sorting files in a folder

Oleg_123 at xuppa.com Oleg_123 at xuppa.com
Fri Feb 14 14:39:00 CST 2003


hmm, that looks good, let me try it; thanks :))

> Hi Oleg
>
> Assuming that "Company's software" doesn't sort the files, you should be
> able to do something like this if your files exists in d:\filedir:
>
> <batch file>
>
> @echo off
>
> :: Kill old print dir.
> del d:\printdir\*.*
> rd d:\printdir
>
> :: Recreate dir.
> md d:\printdir
>
> :: Copy files from file dir to print dir
> :: in specific order.
> copy d:\filedir\Loretta*.* d:\printdir
> copy d:\filedir\Ginger*.* d:\printdir
>      ... etc. ... 51 lines in total.
> copy d:\filedir\Patricia*.* d:\printdir
>
> :: end
>
> </batch file>
>
> Now, print files from d:\printdir
> You will, of course, need to adjust directory names to your scenario.
>
> /gustav
>
>
>> It's totally not SQL, Access, VB related; that why is aid "really
>> really OT" I think it could be solved with a batch file. I have to do
>> yet another report daily, and the divisions have to be sorted in
>> specific order. Company's software prints everything thats in a
>> specific folder in one setting, then a human (usually me or
>> secreatary) has to arrange them in order (which is always the same) I
>> was wandering if those files (lets assume they are in a text format)
>> can be sorted through batch file that would be run daily.
>
>>>> I mean it should be the same way every day, but the order is not
>>>> alphabetical - like
>>>> Loretta01
>>>> Ginger01
>>>> Masha01
>>>> Natasha01
>>>> LaurenO1
>>>> Anna01
>>>> Patricia01
>>>
>>>> Its always the same group of 51 files, exsept on the next day it
>>>> will be Loretta02 instead of Loretta01, and this way until o5 then
>>>> it becomes 01 again. Well as I .bat allows wildcards. DO u think I
>>>> can write a batch file that would say something like "sort in this
>>>> order"
>>>
>>> Yes, but why must they be "sorted" (arranged) and what should the
>>> batch file do (more)? What is your task? Or should we leave it as a
>>> Friday joke?
>
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