How to select Specific Files for a Folder

[Ripusudan_Sharma]

Hello All,

We have 2 Files in folder say one is Test.pdf and Other is Test_1.pdf. Here we need to select only Test_1.pdf. But the issue the that After “Test_”, Number is not known to us. It can Test_2 or Test_3 or etc. How to select required file.

[SenzoD (Senzo Dlomo)]

Hi @Ripusudan_Sharma

How do you know which is the required file?

[ppr (Peter)]

give it a try at the following.

Directory.GetFiles(YourFolderPath, "Test_*.pdf)

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[adiijaiin (Aditya Jain)]

Hi @Ripusudan_Sharma

Do you need the latest numbered file?

If so please use this expression to retrieve the files

Directory.GetFiles(YourFolderPath, "Test_*.pdf)

Later sort it with file name you’ll be able to get the latest file.

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