deleting files

[Myqns]

I have 'n' number of files on a server. The files are ftp'd to the server every 15 minutes. The file names look like abc_200408101850.csv(It has year/month/date/hour/min/sec). I want to delete the files that doesn't have today's date. Again, I have to delete using a ssh beacuse they reside on the server. I am unable to think of a clean logic. Does the following sound good?

1. Read the dir.
2. Check for the today's date in the file name.
3. If yes, don't delete the dile.
4. If no, then delete the file.

Thanks

 

[tviman]

Your logic is sound but to simplify things, just check for files that are not today's date. Or, if you can run a cron job, just delete all the files in the directory at 12:01 am. This will delete all of "yesterday's" files.

There's always a better way. The fun is trying to find it!

 

[Myqns]

I cannot run a cron job on that server. I have to execute the pl script thro' autosys on an NT box. I have to always store the previous day's file.