Use Filter Tool to filter files ending with suffix date

I'm trying to use Filter Tool to filter out the files that end with a suffix as today's date. I need a formula that does that

For example if today's date is 28th November, 2002 I want to filter out the files that have names like filename_2022-11-28.csv

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Felipe_Ribeir0

Hi @APIUserOpsGiri

You can use this formula

[filename] = 'filename_'+ datetimetoday() + '.csv'

Use Filter Tool to filter files ending with suffix date.yxmd

gabrielvilella

Here is one way you can do this.

DateTimeToday() = ToDate(REGEX_Replace([FileName], '.+(\d{4}-\d{2}-\d{2}).+', '$1'))

FilterDate.yxmd

binu_acs

@APIUserOpsGiri One way of doing this

Filter_Today_1128.yxmd

APIUserOpsGiri

I gave file name as an example but my filename is different every time.. like it can be filename_abc_2022-11-26 or filename_dfgf_2022-11-26?

Can you help work a formula that starts with any suffix but ends with today's date??

Felipe_Ribeir0

Hi @APIUserOpsGiri

If the name is different but you have at the beginning of the name 'filename' and at the end 2022-11-29.csv (today.csv), you can use this formula

REGEX_Match([filename], 'filename' + '(.*)' + datetimetoday() + '.csv')

Use Filter Tool to filter files ending with suffix date.yxmd

DenisZ

Hi @APIUserOpsGiri

By using DateTimeToday() it would search the whole path for the date, no matter if you have anything in front or behind. A solution would we as follows

Please mark as solved if it solves the issue.

DateTimeToday.yxmd

Adrian_T

Hey @APIUserOpsGiri,

I believe the solutions provided by @gabrielvilella, @binu_acs and @DenisZ should work just fine for you. The key here is to use the DateTimeToday formula to achieve dynamism in your formula such that Alteryx always looks up for today's date when running the filter.

Here is a helpful list of DateTime functions in Alteryx.

Felipe_Ribeir0

I would consider using a more restricted solution using not just the date, but more parts of the filename. This can avoid a lot of errors if someone puts by mistake any non related files on the folder that have the date as part of the name too (most of them have/should have, right?).

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