actually, I figured out a way about 2.5 seconds after my post. Forgot that cfdirectory has a "filter" attribute and it does allow for wildcards. Done deal. More than one way to skin a cat in CF.
On Wed, Dec 15, 2010 at 1:12 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Try cfdirectory and then do a QoQ of the result set. > > *James E. Thomas* > Baker Botts L.L.P. Web Developer > office: 713.229.2196 | mobile: 832.373.8117 > > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] *On > Behalf Of *Mark Davis > *Sent:* Wednesday, December 15, 2010 12:34 PM > *To:* [email protected] > *Subject:* [houcfug] finding a known filename with unknown extension > > I need to search a known folder, for a known filename, but with an unknown > extension. Could be pdf, rtf, doc, txt...any number of things. I didn't > have any luck trying to use a wildcard in the FileExists() function. I'd > prefer to not iterate through all the files in the directory because there > could be thousands in there, some quite large. Any hints? > > Thanks > > Mark > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Houston > ColdFusion Users' Group" discussion list. > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit http://groups.google.com/group/houcfug?hl=en > > *Confidentiality Notice:* The information contained in this email and any > attachments is intended only for the recipient[s] listed above and may be > privileged and confidential. Any dissemination, copying, or use of or > reliance upon such information by or to anyone other than the recipient[s] > listed above is prohibited. If you have received this message in error, > please notify the sender immediately at the email address above and destroy > any and all copies of this message. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Houston > ColdFusion Users' Group" discussion list. > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit http://groups.google.com/group/houcfug?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Houston ColdFusion Users' Group" discussion list. To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit http://groups.google.com/group/houcfug?hl=en
