Hello Morris,
    On Monday April 27 1998 09:48, Morris Turpin wrote to Gerald Miller:
 RB>> What extension does the incoming (nodelist/nodediff) file has?
 GM>> They appear to numbers...  as in the last one I received had an
 GM>> extension of ".100".  I think I tried using the extensions to
 GM>> determine the relative age of the files, but I trashed that idea
 GM>> because I think the @ext was being interpreted as a string rather
 GM>> than a series of digits...
 GM>> Peter Holm has suggested that I investigate
 GM>> "@FILEAGE[filename[,acw]]:", which I plan to experiment with over
 GM>> the weekend...
 MT> I just noticed this thread and, although I don't have all the
 MT> messages, I assume that you're trying to sort any existing nodediff
 MT> files to select a particular one.
 MT> Here's the batch file that I use, called from my binkley.bat file, to
 MT> sort my nodelist files, compile the latest version present, then
 MT> delete the raw nodelist files.  It isn't exactly what you're looking
 MT> for but it does handle the extensions that you're having problems
 MT> with.  It may give you an idea of just how to handle your particular
 MT> situation:
    [ ... SNIP ... ]
 MT> I've been using this since version 4.something of 4dos so you
 MT> shouldn't have any problems with syntax.  Hope this helps you out with
 MT> your "project".
Whew!  You put a lot of work into that.  Just to let you know, I saved it to 
a file for closer examination and experimentation at a later time. There 
could be some sections I can implement.  Thank you for this.
              G'Day ... Gerald
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