How to load ONE file automatically from a folder containing sequential files?

I have pictures that is taken every 2 or 3 minutes and then dumped into a file folder with sequentail number as file names.
Now I want to find a routine to automatically check the last picture and load it into labview.
Please be aware that I already have other hardware to acquire images and store them in the computer, any advice with using other I/O device is appreciated , but not needed.
Task is simpel! (hopfully for you.) Only need to find the latest file in a fixed folder and open it by labview (e.g., by read JEPG file.vi ). any insights?
Thanks!
Solved!
Go to Solution.

I wrote a VI to find the newest file (well, last modified file) in a given folder.
Message Edited by elset191 on 06-05-2009 09:08 AM
Tim Elsey
LabVIEW 2010, 2012
Certified LabVIEW Architect
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