Filedatetime

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FileDateTime

Returns when a file was last modified, as a date serial.

Syntax

Declare Function FileDateTime ( ByVal filename As ZString Ptr ) As Double

Parameters

• filename

Description

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

Return Value

Returns a Date Serial.

Remarks

Usage

#include "file.bi"

result = FileDateTime( filename )

or

#include "vbcompat.bi"

result = FileDateTime( filename )

Platform Differences

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

Differences from QB

• New to FreeBASIC

Examples

#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

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Category: Operating System Functions
Kind: function

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