Getting the latest source

GraysonStack — Wed, 21 Feb 2024 17:57:54 GMT

Hi, I'm not sure if this board is the right place to put a question like this, but I was wondering if there was a way to automate getting the latest version of a file from my source?

Table_Name:

LOAD

Field1,

Field2

FROM [FilePath/File/FileName 2.12.24.xlsx]
(ooxml, embedded labels, table is [Table Name]);

For instance, in the FROM section of a load above, how would I go about automating grabbing the latest version of the FileName file?

The naming convention will always be FileNamm MM.DD.YY.xlsx

How could I set it up to automatically grab the file that will be added to the source on 2.22.2024 without having to change the code weekly to reflect the new file?

Re: Getting the latest source

henrikalmen — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 08:41:55 GMT

Iterate over all of the files matching for example the pattern "FileName *.*.*.xlsx" using a for-loop with FileList(), and then check each file's name for the latest date, or use FileTime(). Store the filename that you need (i.e. the filename of the latest file) into a varable, and use the contents of that variable when loading, e.g FROM [FilePathe/File/$(filenameOfLatestFile)].

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