ceFileDate (Function)

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Creation date, modification date or access date
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ceFileDate (Function)

In french: ceDateFichier

Returns or modifies the different dates associated with a file (creation, modification or access). This file is found on the Mobile Device (Pocket PC) connected to the current computer.

Notes:

ceFileDate can be used only if a connection is established between the current computer and the Mobile device (ceConnect).
Versions 20 and later
This function is available in 64-bit mode.
New in version 20
This function is available in 64-bit mode.
This function is available in 64-bit mode.

Example

// Find out the creation date of "\MyFiles\File.txt"
// found on the Mobile device connected to the current computer
ResDate = ceFileDate("\MyFiles\File.txt", "", fCreation)
// Display the date
Info("This file was created on:" + DateToString(ResDate))

// Modify the date of the last access to "\MyFiles\File.txt"
// found on the Mobile device connected to the current computer
ceFileDate("\MyFiles\File.txt", "20040201", fAccess)

Syntax

<Result> = ceFileDate(<File path> [, <New date> [, <Type of date>]])

<Result>: Character string

Date associated with the specified file (in YYYYMMDD format),
Empty string ("") if an error occurred. To find out the error details, use ErrorInfo.

<File path>: Character string (with quotes)

Name and full path of the file to use. This file is found on the Mobile device connected to the current computer.

<New date>: Optional character string (with quotes)

Modifying a date: new date associated with the file (in "YYYYMMDD"n format).
Reading a date: empty string ("").

<Type of date>: Optional Integer constant

Indicates the date to handle:
fAccess Date of last access to the file.
fCreation Date of file creation.
fModify
(Default value) Date of last file modification.

Remarks

Managing errors

ceFileDate generates an error in the following cases:

the specified file is opened or the file is locked by another application,
the specified file does not exist,
the name of the specified file is invalid,
the year of one of the file dates is before 1980,
the format of <New date> is incorrect.
...

Creation date, modification date or access date

In some cases, the dates associated with a file (creation date, modification date and access date) may be identical.

Equivalence

The operating mode of ceFileDate is equivalent to the operating mode of fDate.

The only difference is:

ceFileDate handles a file or a directory found on the Mobile Device from a WINDEV application.
fDate handles a file or a directory found on the Mobile Device only from a WINDEV Mobile application.

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