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vuFileDate(Filename, Type)

vuFileDate(*CSTRING,LONG), LONG

Description

Returns the creation, last written, or last accessed date of a specified file.

Parameters

Parameter	Data Type	Description
Filename	CSTRING(256)	Fully qualified path and filename of an existing file
Type	LONG	1 = Creation Date 2 = Last Written Date 3 = Last Accessed Date

Returns

A LONG containing the requested date in standard Clarion date format.

Example

Filename = 'C:\Temp\valutilities.bak'
Message('Last written date = ' & vuFileDate(Filename, 2))

Notes

• Earlier versions of this function returned the date as YYYYMMDD.
• Current versions return the date in standard Clarion date format.

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