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Excellent...I was searching for how to get the most recent file, and the code example you give is the exact reason I'm searching for this, restoring a sql server backup!
– tbone
Commented Aug 25, 2009 at 21:09
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This was helpful. Just a note to say, if your files are inconveniently in subdirectories (like mine are), you can use the '/S' flag in DIR to check recursively. i.e. insert '/S' after DIR above and it should work.
– user7094
Commented Aug 1, 2011 at 9:13
@ObligatoryMoniker : What is %%I?
– Ashwin
Commented May 8, 2012 at 8:26
How do I filter by Date only and not Date and Time? /O:D
– DextrousDave
Commented Feb 3, 2014 at 14:00
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@Ashwin, %%I is the iterator in the FOR loop
– CrazyTim
Commented May 15, 2014 at 2:52

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like so
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