TapeTrack Documentation

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Set a local variable to a file name that matches the defined criteria.

This instruction is used by the TapeTrack INI Engine.

SetVar2File(varname, filter, field, offset);

string varname;
string filter;
string field;
int offset;

varname	The name of the local variable that is to be set.
filter	A filter that matches the file that you want to select.
Field	The field to pre-sort the selected pathnames before selection (NAME, CREATION, LASTACCESS, LASTWRITE or SIZE).
offset	The offset within the sorted list to select. 1 is the top, 2 is the second from the top, -1 is the bottom, -2 is 2nd from the bottom.

SetVar2File: Set variable MYFILE to the smallest text file in C:\stuff.

SetVar2File(MYFILE, “C:\stuff\*.txt”, SIZE, -1);

WriteMsg(“The smallest file is $MYFILE”);