Change file data

[krovit]

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!

[SpriggsySpriggs]

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.

[SMcNeill]

$(Get-Item myfile.ext).creationtime=$(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.

[krovit]

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=$(Get-Date '"+ nuovadata$ +"')"

[SpriggsySpriggs]

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.

[krovit]

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!