How to Get The Files datewise using FindFirstFile Function

[haneeshkb]

I am using the function FindFirstFile to pick files from a folder to process. But the files selecting is based on name ,I need to get the files selected based on datetime( means frst come firstout ). Is there any option with FindFirstFile or any other function is there that I can use with c++? please help me...

[newb16]

Actually they aren't sorted at all, that can be checked in documentation. You must sort them by yourself - by name, date or whatever.

[Laharl]

I believe FindFirstFileEx allows for more selective searching, but I've never looked at its docs...Google is your friend.

[haneeshkb]

Actually they aren't sorted at all, that can be checked in documentation. You must sort them by yourself - by name, date or whatever.

I can't able to seen any sorting options in FindFirstFile

[haneeshkb]

I believe FindFirstFileEx allows for more selective searching, but I've never looked at its docs...Google is your friend.

Anybody is there to help me in this problem?

[newb16]

Anybody is there to help me in this problem?

You must sort them by yourself - by name, date or whatever.

[piyaca]

From MSDN: "The search is performed strictly on the name of the file, not on any attributes such as a date or a file type"

I suggest building a list of all files in the directory and then using GetFileAttributesEx on each file. This can populate a WIN32_FILE_ATTRIBUTE_DATA structure with everything needed to sort the files how you want (eg. date/time).