# Open the latest file

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-the-latest-file/15464>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition79\
**Created:** [September 25, 2017, 4:02pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-the-latest-file/15464 "2017-09-25T16:02:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![lautry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a8b319/32.png) [@lautry](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/lautry)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2017, 6:58pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/open-the-latest-file/15464/4 "2017-09-26T18:58:02Z")

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> [@Updating Image component based off of newest image in a directory](http://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/updating-image-component-based-off-of-newest-image-in-a-directory/14972):
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> Hello all, I’m working with a Cognex camera currently, it isn’t an In-Sight series, so it doesn’t have the simple FTP push to server functionality. It uses VisionPro and Cognex Designer which do not allow this as easy. So, a work around I am trying to perform is to have a directory of images on the same system that Ignition is hosted on be the source location for an Image component. I would want it to be updated via the one that is most recently put into the source pathway. I found a post by …

I suggest checking here for any possible help you may find.

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