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Re: importing multiple files

• To: mathgroup at smc.vnet.net
• Subject: [mg18657] Re: importing multiple files
• From: Jens-Peer Kuska <kuska at informatik.uni-leipzig.de>
• Date: Thu, 15 Jul 1999 01:45:46 -0400
• Organization: Universitaet Leipzig
• References: <7mej9h$9hg@smc.vnet.net>
• Sender: owner-wri-mathgroup at wolfram.com

Hi, 

you don't need a loop at all

flst=FileNames["*z.txt"];
DeleteFile /@ (Get /@ lst);

Regards
  Jens

pytr wrote:
> 
> I need to import multiple files in text format which are written by another
> system. I don't want to use math link at this time.
> 
> The basic routine needed is
> 
> SetDirectory  ["c:\dumpdir/myreports"]
> Label [beginproc]
> flst= FileNames[ "*z.txt"]
> filename=First[flst]
> Get[filename]
> DeleteFile[filename]
> Goto beginproc
> 
> using the above file list, I need to import and run each file, then erase
> each file after processing,then look for new files.
> 
> Any advice?
> 
> The current program only loops once..
> 
> CJ