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[REBOL] Second request for help: globbing on a block of filenames Re:

From: johnkenyon:ibm at: 7-Sep-2000 8:45

Hi, Try - test-for-ext: func [ "Search a block for items ending with the given string. Returns TRUE or FALSE" value [string!] data [block!] ] [ foreach item data [ if find/reverse tail item value [ return true ] false ] ] cheers, john
I have a block which contains filenames. I would like to get a true or false value back indicating whether or not there is a filename in the block that terminates with a r~ extension. Please show me how to do this.
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== [%cast.r %feedback.r %ftp.r %ftp.r~ %instinet.r %instinet.r~ %lconfig.r %lconfig.r~ %nntp.r %notes.html %rebdoc.r %rebol.exe %re... Could someone show me how to glob for feedback.r? In other words, I want to say