wildcard with exists?

[Richard Kreiss]

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> [mailto:filepro-list-bounces+rkreiss=verizon.net at lists.celestial.com] On
> Behalf Of Scott Nelson
> Sent: Monday, March 21, 2011 5:23 PM
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> Subject: wildcard with exists?
> 
> I am looking for a way to test if a file exists, where that file will
always begin
> with a fixed first few characters, and the rest of the name be varied.  I
have
> tried e=exists("/pathname/file*.txt") and it does not see the file.
> 
> Is there a way with the exists command or is there a better way?
> 
> Scott

Scott,

Are you sure that exists() is looking in the correct place for this file?

You might try setting:

	fs=chr("47")
	qq=fs{"pathname"{fs{"file*.txt" {"" 

Using the debugger see of the path resolves correctly.

You could also do a system called using the path to see if you are actually
looking in the correct place before

	E=exists(qq)