Batch script loop through specific type of files in current directory and get the latest created and next latestcreated files and so on

Question

I have following script to loop through specific type of files and get information about date and time of their creation:

@echo off
setlocal

call :getCreationInfo
cmd /k

:getCreationInfo
for /f "skip=5 tokens=1,2,4,5* delims= " %%a in ('dir /a:-d /o:d /t:c *.bak') do (
    if "%%~c" NEQ "bytes" (
        echo(
        @echo File Name: %%~d
        @echo Absolute Path: %%~fd
        @echo Creation Date: %%~a
        @echo Creation Time: %%~b
        echo(
    )
)

But how do I order this list in descending, like latest created file first and then the next created file and then the next and store these in an array ?

I am stuck in this ordering thing, hoping anyone to help me out here.

LAS · Accepted Answer · 2017-08-13T22:27:36.153

2

Put a hyphen in the order clause as in /o:-d instead of /o:d. This worked for me in the command prompt screen.

Try this link for putting the results in an array: Create list or arrays in Windows Batch

@echo off
setlocal

call :getCreationInfo
cmd /k

:getCreationInfo
for /f "skip=5 tokens=1,2,4,5* delims= " %%a in ('dir /a:-d /o:-d /t:c *.bak') do (
    if "%%~c" NEQ "bytes" (
        echo(
        @echo File Name: %%~d
        @echo Absolute Path: %%~fd
        @echo Creation Date: %%~a
        @echo Creation Time: %%~b
        echo(
    )
)

edited Aug 13 '17 at 22:27

answered Aug 13 '17 at 19:18

LAS

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Wow man, you're a life saver, can these file paths be stored in an array in same order ? – Vicky Dev Aug 13 '17 at 19:26
Try this: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/17605767/create-list-or-arrays-in-windows-batch – LAS Aug 13 '17 at 19:29
Please add the reference link in your answer, so I can accept it. – Vicky Dev Aug 13 '17 at 21:26
@Vicky Dev Done, Thanks! – LAS Aug 13 '17 at 22:27

Batch script loop through specific type of files in current directory and get the latest created and next latestcreated files and so on

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