Just to clarify: Newest== modified last
The processing\sorting should apply to all the files found recursively during the entire walk. That being said, thanks for all the responses. I'll test the code shortly and get back to everyone. ps. This is why comp.lang.python is truly the greatest list ever. (better than comp.lang.lisp?) Everyone is so helpful. Thanks again guys. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list