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Reading a numeric sequence

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I'm using a program (Radio Spider) that uses mt:Date: commands, etc. I'm used to those. There is a need for one of my settings to read a numeric sequence from 1 to 150 copying one file per day in order. What command would be used for creating a numeric sequence?

An example would be TWFT_PSA_100_20071101.mp3. The provider of this particular radio program is uploading 2007 files. The "100" is the variable and rotates from 1 to 150 (It stands for Psalm 100 in this example. Usually, I'd write "TWFT_PSA_*_{mt:Date:YYYYMMDD).mp3, but the day of the week from 2007 doesn't match this year or next. I'd prefer to work off the 1 to 150 numeric variable.

Does that make sense? I don't know what version of MT Radio Spider is using :-(

Is this the right place to get help? The support at Radio Spider has a health problem.

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  • Hi Bob,

    I'm not sure if I've understood correctly your goal...

    However, if you want to match say "TWFT_PSA_100_20071101.mp3" you could do it like this:

    1) declare a php variable and make it equal to 0;

    2) increment that variable with "1" inside a loop so that the number after "TWFT_PSA" would increment and you'll get the 1 to 150 sequence;

    3) replace mt:Date:YYYYMMDD with 2007mt:Date:MMDD, so that the year is always 2007...

    Hope it helps!

    Cheers,
    Mihai

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