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Re: Mpe: Delete all but last 5 records
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Roy Brown <[log in to unmask]>
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Roy Brown <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 20 Nov 2013 08:31:14 +0000
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In message <[log in to unmask]>, Roy Brown 
<[log in to unmask]> writing at 08:10:28 in 
his/her local time opines:-
>In message 
><[log in to unmask]>, 
>Donna Hofmeister <[log in to unmask]> writing at 08:59:07 in his/her 
>local time opines:-
>>i think everyone is missing something -- you can't purge (or do anything
>>terribly useful) based on the file's name.

>Yes, given the requirements, the LISTF (which could be an MPEX LISTF 
>here as Chuck has MPEX) needs to sort on File name descending within 
>Creation date descending  (or days since creation as MPEX has it),

Slight Oops. Yes creation date descending, but if using days since 
creation, they need to be ascending...

> skip the first five entries in the list (or the whole thing if there 
>are five or less present) and then PURGE the remaining files listed.
-- 
Roy Brown        'Have nothing in your houses that you do not know to be
Kelmscott Ltd     useful, or believe to be beautiful'  William Morris

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