On 4/29/07, Garry Bettle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Howdy all, > > I'm wondering how people would purpose to get - read, "process" - > files that are written* to a directory over a set period in VFP 9 SP1. > > I would have thought that ADIR() would be sufficient but perhaps > someone else has a better idea. > > My biggest concerns are to make sure that I'm not trying to > read\process a file that is being written to. ADIR() seems to return > the files in date order, so I thought I could always process the > number of files returned - 1. My process will write a finished file, > i.e. Closed.txt, when it's done writting the files. I can't wait > though for that file and process the files all at once - I need to > process as many files as possible as soon as they appear in the > directory. > > I would have thought separate files would be better but I can append > the files into one, single log file and process that as it grows if it > makes a difference > > Cheers, > > Garry > > * - The files are written by a Python program.
Many thanks to everyone who replied. In the end, I wrapped the entire python scripting in a VFP prg - via TextMerge and Run - and write out one of several different files at a time and respond\process accordingly. Cheers, Garry _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/%(messageid)s ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
