Bernie, One of the major problems with the way most users code dates into file names is that they use MMDDYYYY insted consider using YYYYMMDD instead. That way you could use a wild card such as "200806%" and get all June 2008 files.
set var dformat text = ((FORMAT(.#DATE,'YYYYMMDD'))+'.PDF') -- ON July 6, 2008 gives 20080706.PDF Jim Bentley American Celiac Society [EMAIL PROTECTED] tel: 1-504-737-3293 --- On Thu, 7/3/08, Bernard Lis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: Bernard Lis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: LoadFileName.rbl > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, July 3, 2008, 8:07 PM > Hi Mike, > I was trying to make it easy for the user to see only the > files scanned on a > given day. > What you are saying is that now I have to teach them how to > enter > 01082008????.pdf > I can just see the look on her face now! > Isn't there a way to limit the files that come up > initally? > Bernie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "MikeB" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 10:41 PM > Subject: [RBASE-L] - Re: LoadFileName.rbl > > > > Bernie, > > > > In the filename edit box, you can put any legal > wildcards to filter what > > you want. > > > > eg: 0??012008.pdf would bring up: > > 011012008.pdf > > 003012008.pdf > > 010012008.pdf > > 006012008.pdf > > > > > > 00101200?.pdf would bring up: > > 001012001.pdf > > 001012002.pdf > > 001012003.pdf > > > > *12008.pdf would bring up: > > 002012008.pdf > > 002112008.pdf > > 003312008.pdf > > > > and so on. The file Filters is just for extensions, > anything other than > > that, you must enter as suggested. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Bernard Lis" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "RBASE-L Mailing List" > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:31 PM > > Subject: [RBASE-L] - LoadFileName.rbl > > > > > >> Is there a way to filter the file names such as: > >> 07012008*.pdf > >> so that only the files from that date will show > up? > >> > >> So far only *.pdf works but brings up too many > files requiring the > >> operator to work a little harder (poor operator) > but the customer is > >> always right, right? > >> > >> Bernie Lis > >> > >> > > > > --- RBASE-L > > ================================================ > > TO POST A MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS: > > Send a plain text email to [email protected] > > > > (Don't use any of these words as your Subject: > > INTRO, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, SEARCH, > > REMOVE, SUSPEND, RESUME, DIGEST, RESEND, HELP) > > ================================================ > > TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: > > Send a plain text email to [email protected] > > In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: INTRO > > ================================================ > > TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a plain text email to > [email protected] > > In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: UNSUBSCRIBE > > ================================================ > > TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: > > Send a plain text email to [email protected] > > In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: SEARCH-n > > (where n is the number of days). In the message body, > place any text to > > search for. > > ================================================ > > > > > > --- RBASE-L ================================================ TO POST A MESSAGE TO ALL MEMBERS: Send a plain text email to [email protected] (Don't use any of these words as your Subject: INTRO, SUBSCRIBE, UNSUBSCRIBE, SEARCH, REMOVE, SUSPEND, RESUME, DIGEST, RESEND, HELP) ================================================ TO SEE MESSAGE POSTING GUIDELINES: Send a plain text email to [email protected] In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: INTRO ================================================ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: Send a plain text email to [email protected] In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: UNSUBSCRIBE ================================================ TO SEARCH ARCHIVES: Send a plain text email to [email protected] In the message SUBJECT, put just one word: SEARCH-n (where n is the number of days). In the message body, place any text to search for. ================================================
