Show the filename and modified date in labels

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1

Hello.

I need to show the filename of a document inside a folder on the network, may be using labels or another component can use, and in addition to show the modified date in another label.

2

I’ll admit, I’m having trouble visualizing what you want to do. Are you looking to list all files in a folder, or do you already have the document and you just need to get the information for it?

3

I´m looking to list all files in a folder (*.txt). the reason to show them incluiding the modified date is to make sure we have storaged the most recent document.

Thanks.

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I’d be inclined to use a table for this:

import os, time

pathName = 'c:\\Test'

# get the list of filenames
fileList = os.listdir(pathName)

headers = ['filename', 'date']
dataOut = []

for fileName in fileList:
  # getmtime returns a Unix timestamp, so we use ctime to make it more usable format.
  fileDate = time.ctime(os.path.getmtime(pathName + '/' + fileName))
  dataOut.append([fileName, fileDate])
    
filedata = system.dataset.toDataSet(headers, dataOut)

# send sorted dataset to a table-- sorted by date descending
event.source.parent.getComponent('Table').data = system.dataset.sort(filedata, 'date', 0)
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