arrays - sort files by datecreated and remove old files with google apps script -


trying make simple google apps script files name , order them date created. if there more 5 files same name, delete 5 newest files.

function tryme(){   var files = driveapp.getfilesbyname('thisfile');   var created = files.getdatecreated();   for(i in created) {     if(created[i] > 4){       file.settrashed(true);}   }   } 

you're trying use file method on file iterator (returns getfilesbyname() method).

here solution issue:

function tryme(){   // file iterator   var files = driveapp.getfilesbyname('new text file');   var filearray = [];   // put file on array   while(files.hasnext()){     var file = files.next();     filearray.push([file, file.getdatecreated()]);   }   //while have more 5 files   while(filearray.length>5){     var older = ["",new date()];     var olderindex;     // older file     for(var in filearray){       if(filearray[i][1].gettime() < new date(older[1]).gettime()){         olderindex = i;         older = filearray[i];       }     }     // delete older file     filearray.splice(olderindex,1);     older[0].settrashed(true);   } } 

edit: made mistake using driveapp.removefile() instead of file.settrashed(true)


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