Hi Kees,   
      
   On 2017-11-24 12:14:26, you wrote to me:   
      
    WvV>> The most reliable way would be, to read the first line of the file   
    WvV>> and try to determine the date from that, before using the file date.   
    WvV>> (file dates can change)   
      
    KvE> That is not what you want as same number is in file suffix. But   
    KvE> acually there is only one case where it is needed.   
      
   I was thinking about the full date in the first line (including the year), not   
   just the day number!   
      
    KvE> From one source two updates are received on Wednesday, one with the   
    KvE> Wednesday daynumber and one with the Friday daynumber. If succesive   
    KvE> updates are available, on Thursdays the Friday daynumber will be   
    KvE> preferred when the sort is made on suffix. Sorting on c-date would   
    KvE> solve this.   
      
   That depends on the c-date of the file being correct. Which doesn't have to be   
   the case. That's why I suggested to use the full "internal" date in the file.   
      
      
   Bye, Wilfred.   
      
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