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findfile on unix bug - help [message #26927]

Thu, 04 October 2001 12:43

R.G.S.
Messages: 46
Registered: September 2000

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Hi,

I have a problem running my code on a unix machine
(idlv5.4). The command is as follows:

files = findfile(subdirectory+'*.dat',count=num)

This does not give me the files in that subdirectory, rather it gives me the
files in the current folder.

So now if I do the same command as:
files = findfile(subdirectory+'*',count=num)
I do get the entire listing. This is how I work around it,
however, it is possible that there are files other than the *.dat
and I want to filter on those. This works in win2000 nicely, so
what is the problem on the unix side?

I can use * in unix command lines. For instance
> ls *.txt
lists only the txt files.

So how do I perform this command so as to find and filter
the *.dat files?

Cheers,
bob stockwell
colorado research associates
boulder co usa

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		findfile on unix bug - help By: R.G.S. on Thu, 04 October 2001 12:43
		Re: findfile on unix bug - help By: Paul Manusiu on Mon, 08 October 2001 22:54
		Re: findfile on unix bug - help By: R.G.S. on Mon, 08 October 2001 07:35
		Re: findfile on unix bug - help By: Paul Manusiu on Mon, 08 October 2001 07:00
		Re: findfile on unix bug - help By: R.G.S. on Thu, 04 October 2001 14:48
		Re: findfile on unix bug - help By: thompson on Thu, 04 October 2001 14:32

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