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Old 07-13-2007
Search for a File Name in a folder
Hello All,

Can you please help me with this request.
I have to identify a file (having file name with perticular pattern)
with in a range.

Example:

input file name can be:
myfile2007_03
myfile2007_45
myfile2007_198
myfile2007_25
myfile2007_101


my program has to identify filename which has the suffix with in the range of 1 to 99.

it should trigger only files:
myfile2007_03
myfile2007_45
myfile2007_25


********************




Thanks in advence for your help. Smilie

S
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Old 07-13-2007
ls myfile2007_??
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