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vuSetFileDate(FileName, Year, Month, Day, Hour, Minute, Second)

vuSetFileDate(*CSTRING,LONG,LONG,LONG,LONG,LONG,LONG), Signed

Description

Sets the date and time attributes of a specified file. Updates creation, last modified, and last accessed timestamps.

Parameters

Parameter	Data Type	Description
FileName	CSTRING(256)	Fully qualified path and filename of an existing file.
Year	LONG	Year to set.
Month	LONG	Month to set (112).
Day	LONG	Day of the month to set (131).
Hour	LONG	Hour to set (023).
Minute	LONG	Minute to set (059).
Second	LONG	Second to set (059).

Returns

A LONG value:

• 1 (True) on success
• 0 (False) on failure

Example

FileName = 'C:\Valutilities\Test.bak'

! Sets creation, last write, and last access time to July 18, 2004, 4:00 PM
vuSetFileDate(FileName, 2004, 7, 18, 16, 0, 0)

Notes

• All three file time attributes (created, modified, accessed) are updated to the specified date and time.
• File must already exist or the call will fail.

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