FILEDATETIME

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• Last revised: 2016-02-10

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Returns the last modified date and time of a file as Date Serial

Syntax

` declare function FileDateTime ( byval filename as zstring ptr ) as double

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Usage

#include "file.bi"
result = FileDateTime( filename )

or

#include "vbcompat.bi"
result = FileDateTime( filename )

Parameters

filename

Filename to retrieve date and time for.

Return Value

Returns a Date Serial.

Description

Returns the file's last modified date and time as Date Serial.

Examples

start GeSHi

#include "vbcompat.bi"

Dim filename As String, d As Double

Print "Enter a filename: "
Line Input filename

If FileExists( filename ) Then

  Print "File last modified: ";

  d = FileDateTime( filename )

  Print Format( d, "yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm AM/PM" )

Else

  Print "File not found"

End If

end GeSHi

Platform Differences

• Linux requires the filename case matches the real name of the file. Windows and DOS are case insensitive.
• Path separators in Linux are forward slashes / . Windows uses backward slashes \ but it allows forward slashes. DOS uses backward slashes \.

Differences from QB

• New to FreeBASIC

See also

• Date Serials

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