The FileSystemObject doesn't support wildcards. See INFO: Limitations of the FileSystemObject mskb #Q189751.

>I have a file that arrives on a regular basis with a name similar to
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>24-JUL-2002.done
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>I have to write a batch file that fires when the filename changes from my own
>done file.
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>so
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>24-JUL-2002.done arrives but my file is called 23-FEB-2002.done so some event must take place.
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>My problem is that since the first part of the name keeps changing I can only access the files using wildcards ie *.done
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>A program called IFSAME.EXE I used to use for this purpose no longer functions for some reason.
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>It looks like the WSH could solve this problem but I dont know where WSH will allow me to use wildcards.
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>modifying the code below to search for file names that end in .Done will probably do what I want but I have this nagging feeling I am missing something. Surely the file system object can handle wildcards.
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>Dim filesys, demofolder, fil, filecoll, filist
>Set filesys = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
>Set demofolder = filesys.GetFolder("foldername")
>Set filecoll = demofolder.Files
>For Each fil in filecoll
> filist = filist & fil.name
> filist = filist & "
"
>Next
>Response.Write filist