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Copying the most recent file from one directory to another
Name: louie gomez Date: February 13, 2001 at 06:35:50 Pacific
Comment:
Supposing I have some backup files in a directory that look like this: > > Northwind_db_200102012100.bak > Northwind_db_200102022100.bak > Northwind_db_200102032100.bak > Northwind_db_200102042100.bak > Northwind_db_200102052100.bak > Northwind_db_200102062100.bak > Northwind_db_200102072100.bak > Northwind_db_200102082100.bak > > How would I be able to pull the most current file (in this case: > Northwind_db_200102082100.bak) and move it to another directory?? Is it > possible to use the dos DIR command for this scenario? > > Thanks, > Louie
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