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

Syntax

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

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.

Example

#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


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