Hi,
try this :
my $last = (glob("fred.*"))[-1];
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- $last gets the last item in the array returned by glob()
- glob() returns file names sorted alphabetically ;-)
Regards.Ken Cole a écrit : > > Hi, > > 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? > > Thanks > > Ken > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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