Tobias van Kempen

I'm having trouble finding a solution to my problem, I hope you guys can help me.

There is a folder on my computer with a lot of .png files.

Als these files have a data+time as name.

I'm looking for away in Max that can determine the highest four numbers in that folder and place them in a number box / message.

There is a folder on my computer with a lot of .png files.
Als these files have a data+time as name.

So:
120620151145.png
120620151159.png
120620151230.png
120620151350.png
etc.

find-highest-number-folder

There you go. The tricky part was to set the maximum size for the [zl] objects. I had to put a [deferlow] before [zl group] to get it to work:

You can also use the 'prefix' message to load folder contents alphanumerically into a [umenu]. Then use the 'populate' message to output the number of items in the [umenu]. Subtract 4 to set the offset of an [uzi] and bang out the last 4. Use [regexp .+/(.+).+.png] to trim the output.

You can also use the 'prefix' message to load folder contents alphanumerically into a [umenu].   Then use the 'populate' message to output the number of items in the [umenu].   Subtract 4 to set the offset of an [uzi] and bang out the last 4.   Use [regexp .+/(.+).+.png] to trim the output.  

Find the highest number in a folder