Ken Cole wrote: > > Hi, Hello,
> I have a directory in which there are files such as: > > fred.1 > fred.2 > fred.3 > > The suffix increases and older files get deleted so there are always 3 fred.* > files in the directory at any one time. > > I need to get the name of the file with the highest suffix so I can go and do > some other stuff with it. > > I have tried lots of different things but to no significant outcome. > > Any suggestions? Here is one way to do it: my $highest; /\.(\d+)$/ and $1 > $highest and $highest = $1 for <directory/fred.*>; print "Highest: directory/fred.$highest\n"; John -- use Perl; program fulfillment -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]