find newest file in folder

[jon_mcbee]

Is there a way to only pull the newest (most current time stamp) file out of a folder?

Cheers!

[tst]

I think you have no choice but to check the last modification property (using the File/Directory Info primitive) for all the files (which you can get by using the List Directory primitive). You can then use Array Max and Min to find the newest file.

[jon_mcbee]

Thank you for the quick reply!

[MKES]

How about using System Exec.vi with dir/od as command line and check output to get your last modified file at provided directory ?

Maybe that's quicker than the other method... just guessing