NEXTFILE

Name

nextfile

Purpose

Return the next (sorted) filename, from a search path, based upon a pattern.

Description

Calling Sequence

result = nextfile(fname [,PATH=path,PATTERN=pattern,/PREVIOUS])

Inputs

fname : Current name to use as the reference. Scalar string.

Optional Input Parameters

Keyword Input Parameters

PATH : Search path. Default is the null string, which implies the
current working directory.
PATTERN : The search pattern. Default is '*.*'
PREVIOUS : If set, search in reverse instead of forward.

Outputs

Keyword Output Parameters

Common Blocks

Side Effects

Restrictions

Procedure

Modification History

Written by Doug Loucks, Lowell Observatory, 2005/10/25