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Change file data - krovit - 07-08-2024
Hello everyone,
Can someone suggest the code to change the creation date, last access date, and modification date of a file?
I believe it requires calls to KERNEL32 but I'm not sure how to do it.
Thank you!
RE: Change file data - SpriggsySpriggs - 07-08-2024
Last Access Date and Last Modified Date should be able to be changed by simply opening and re-saving the file. It's a pretty simple Google search for the other.
RE: Change file data - SMcNeill - 07-08-2024
$(Get-Item myfile.ext).creationtime=$(Get-Date "mm/dd/yyyy")
$(Get-Item myfile.ext).lastaccesstime=$(Get-Date "mm/dd/yyyy")
$(Get-Item myfile.ext).lastwritetime=$(Get-Date "mm/dd/yyyy")
^ Powershell method to change all 3 in Windows.
Just SHELL with the proper substitutions and you should be golden.
RE: Change file data - krovit - 07-10-2024
Thank you, SMcNeill, using the Powershell command was not as straightforward as expected but it worked perfectly in the end.
The suggested SpriggsySpriggs system is a classic example of "lateral thinking" which always has a certain charm! However, certain files cannot be processed in that way without compromising them.
The correct version, in my case, of the SHELL code is similar to the following:
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file$ = "C:\provax\provax.pdf"
nuovadata$ = "18/12/2021 08:00"
SHELL _hide "powershell $(Get-Item '" + file$ + "' ).creationtime=$(Get-Date '"+ nuovadata$ +"')"
SHELL _hide "powershell $(Get-Item '" + file$ + "' ).lastaccesstime=$(Get-Date '"+ nuovadata$ +"')"
SHELL _hide "powershell $(Get-Item '" + file$ + "' ).lastwritetime=$(Get-Date '"+ nuovadata$ +"')"
RE: Change file data - SpriggsySpriggs - 07-10-2024
I'd recommend adding -NoProfile to your PowerShell calls. This speeds up the call by dropping any unnecessary user preferences that PowerShell tries to load.
RE: Change file data - krovit - 07-11-2024
(07-10-2024, 12:52 PM)SpriggsySpriggs Wrote: I'd recommend adding -NoProfile to your PowerShell calls. This speeds up the call by dropping any unnecessary user preferences that PowerShell tries to load.Thanks for the suggestion!