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Name: windows_learner
Date: June 26, 2009 at 15:46:37 Pacific
OS: Windows XP
Subcategory: General
Comment:

Hi Friends,

I would like to know is there any command to find out the latest modified and latest created directory in windows. I surfed over the net and couldnt find anything matching. I need to incorporate this in a batch file. Can anyone help me here..

Thanks much in advance



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Response Number 1
Name: OtheHill
Date: June 26, 2009 at 16:12:10 Pacific
Reply:

Is this going to be a repetitive task or a one time deal? If one time, WinXP has something built in that can get the job done.


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Response Number 2
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: June 26, 2009 at 17:49:17 Pacific
Reply:

@echo off & setLocal enableDELAYedexpansion

for /f "tokens=* delims= " %%a in ('dir/b/ad/o-d') do (
set LM=%%a
goto :done
)
:done
echo last mod fold is !LM!


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Response Number 3
Name: worldlibrary
Date: June 26, 2009 at 19:51:22 Pacific
Reply:

I cant get it to work without a

pause
at the end

Why is that?


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Response Number 4
Name: Mechanix2Go
Date: June 27, 2009 at 00:11:20 Pacific
Reply:

Beats me. It works here.


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If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.

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Response Number 5
Name: windows_learner
Date: June 27, 2009 at 08:38:28 Pacific
Reply:

thanks folks.. i would try it and let u all know.. BTW, this is not a one time requirement..


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Response Number 6
Name: windows_learner
Date: June 27, 2009 at 11:10:14 Pacific
Reply:

many thanks mechanix.. it works great..


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