Need to get files based on name and age

Question

I'm looking for a way to specifically GetFiles that have a specific name AND that have been created within a certain time limit, however I can't figure out how to use both criteria in the same statement, or to find another method to accomplish this.

Here's my code so far:

DirectoryInfo dir = new DirectoryInfo(folderPath);

FileInfo[] files = dir.GetFiles("ArchiveDeleteLog*" , SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly);

use linq. `files.Where(x=>x.Name .... && x.CreationTime ...)` — Eser, Apr 05 '18 at 20:10

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 05 '18 at 20:59

You can add a Where clause to your GetFiles call to filter on files that were created within a specific timeframe:

// Adjust these to the date range you are interested in
DateTime startDate = DateTime.MinValue;
DateTime endDate = DateTime.MaxValue;

List<FileInfo> files = dir.GetFiles("ArchiveDeleteLog*", SearchOption.TopDirectoryOnly)
    .Where(fileInfo =>
        fileInfo.CreationTime >= startDate &&
        fileInfo.CreationTime <= endDate)
    .ToList();

Need to get files based on name and age

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