Find newest file in all subdirectories

[penpen]

Perhaps I'm implementing it wrong. I just copy and paste it in a .bat file and then launch it.

This is how it is intended.

It just opens and closes. Where do I put the pause command?

It sounds, like you started it by double clicking the bat file, or similar.
You might add a pause between the "cscript ..." and the "goto :eof",
although it is meant to be used from cmd.exe shell or from another batch,
so you can add the optional unnamed parameter specifying a different path:

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@if (true==false) /*
@echo off

cscript //nologo //e:JScript "%~f0" %*
pause
goto :eof
*/
@end
...

penpen

[pditty8811]

Perhaps I'm implementing it wrong. I just copy and paste it in a .bat file and then launch it.

This is how it is intended.

It just opens and closes. Where do I put the pause command?

It sounds, like you started it by double clicking the bat file, or similar.
You might add a pause between the "cscript ..." and the "goto :eof",
although it is meant to be used from cmd.exe shell or from another batch,
so you can add the optional unnamed parameter specifying a different path:

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@if (true==false) /*
@echo off

cscript //nologo //e:JScript "%~f0" %*
pause
goto :eof
*/
@end
...

penpen

Ok great, I got it to work.

What if I was to use the code directly in my batch files instead of calling it with a param. Where then would I put the directory to search?

[foxidrive]

It's a nice tool penpen.

I tested it in several folders and it worked well.

Edited: tested the newest code.



For what it's worth, the 623 was the file size below.

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12/01/2011  09:50               623 Donation to Premier’s Disaster Relief Appeal.txt

[penpen]

What if I was to use the code directly in my batch files instead of calling it with a param. Where then would I put the directory to search?

Assumed that the script file has the name "getNewest.bat" and you want to search the directory "P:\ath" and all its subfolders you just have to use:

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cscript //nologo //e:JScript "getNewest.bat" "P:\ath"

or if you have inserted the jscript code in your batch, you may call it:

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cscript //nologo //e:JScript "%~f0" "P:\ath"

penpen