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Obtaining oldest file in a directory
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Forum:
ASP.NET
Category:
Coding, syntax and commands
Environment versions
Environment:
C# 3.0
OS:
Windows XP SP2
Network:
Windows 2008 Server
Database:
MS SQL Server
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Thread ID:
01348390
Message ID:
01348411
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>If you can use Linq/lambas, you can do something like this:
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>System.IO.DirectoryInfo info = new System.IO.DirectoryInfo(@"C:\");
>System.IO.FileInfo[] files = info.GetFiles("*.jpg");
>List<System.IO.FileInfo> sortedFiles = files.OrderBy(x => x.CreationTime).ToList();   
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>I don't know that internally it's any more efficient than looping, but it's definitely simple.

OK, so I know you probably can't use it (sorry), but it's so cool I just had to post it. Anyway, one thing I didn't point out was that you needed to have a "using System.Linq" and, of course, a reference to the System.Core.
-Paul

RCS Solutions, Inc.
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