Sorting directory files and getting the highest file name

Question

I have a directory with 40 files with names from 0 to 39 (for example), I am trying to get the file with the largest number in its name (which means I need to get \"39\") I

Answer 1

This is VB.NET to retrieve the highest numbered name. Changing the OrderByDescending key to x.LastWriteTime gets the newest file.

    Dim OldName As String = String.Empty
    Dim DI As New IO.DirectoryInfo("C:\")
    For Each FI As IO.FileInfo In DI.GetFiles("*.*").OrderByDescending(Function(x) x.Name)
        OldName = FI.FullName
        Exit For
    Next