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| From | Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Subject | Re: file list order OS_GBPB |
| Newsgroups | comp.sys.acorn.programmer |
| Message-ID | <58e77f57e4bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> (permalink) |
| References | <58e77aed9dbob@sick-of-spam.invalid> <58e77cf42dUCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> |
| Organization | None |
| Date | 2020-12-31 13:27 +0000 |
In article <58e77cf42dUCEbin@tiscali.co.uk>, John Williams (News) <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> wrote: > In article <58e77aed9dbob@sick-of-spam.invalid>, > Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote: > > I'm writing a routine to scan the text files in a directory and > > make some small changes. What I would like to know is, what file > > operations will change the order the files are presented as in R4 > > such that I need to scan again from R4=0 to avoid missing a file. > For this sort of thing I normally use EnumDir to give me a list of > filenames to operate with. It has the advantage of creating a list > the order of which is then irrelevant! Also its pattern-matching > option can be helpful. EnumDir, I've never ever used that or even looked at it. I'll give that a read/look. > > I am changing the file name, by adding /txt, changing the line > > endings from LF to CR-LF and finally restoring the time stamp. > > Or will none of that change the order? > I don't see why it should. > But having a list to work with avoids such a possibility. It does indeed. > This > could also be used to create a Wipe list so that you are > effectively modifying to a copy (as you're adding an extension), > saving the final wipe until all has been well-proven to be the > result you expected - another handy possibility/advantage of the > list method! > You only need to action the "Wipe" in the finished version after > extensive testing! I get what you're saying, I'll have a think about that thanks. Cheers, Bob. > Best wishes, > > John -- Bob Latham Stourbridge, West Midlands
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file list order OS_GBPB Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2020-12-31 12:39 +0000
Re: file list order OS_GBPB Gerald Holdsworth <nospam@hollypops.co.uk> - 2020-12-31 13:00 +0000
Re: file list order OS_GBPB Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2020-12-31 13:15 +0000
Re: file list order OS_GBPB "John Williams (News)" <UCEbin@tiscali.co.uk> - 2020-12-31 13:01 +0000
Re: file list order OS_GBPB Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2020-12-31 13:27 +0000
Re: file list order OS_GBPB Martin <News03@avisoft.f9.co.uk> - 2020-12-31 13:41 +0000
Re: file list order OS_GBPB Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2020-12-31 14:26 +0000
Re: file list order OS_GBPB druck <news@druck.org.uk> - 2020-12-31 13:42 +0000
Re: file list order OS_GBPB Bob Latham <bob@sick-of-spam.invalid> - 2020-12-31 14:28 +0000
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