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Re: MORE FIELDS IN FSTAT() (Was: Getting File creation data/time) [message #14729]

Thu, 25 March 1999 00:00

Craig Markwardt
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Registered: November 1996

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David Foster <foster@bial1.ucsd.edu> writes:
>
> Armand J.L.Jongen wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> I am probably missing something completely but I am not able to find a
>> function/routine to get a file creation data/time.
>
> <a workaround for Windows snipped>
>
> Is it just me, or do others think that it would be really nice
> if RSI added more fields to FSTAT() to deal with issues like this?
> Without this, we have to resort to ugly nonportable workarounds.
> Obviously the information available would depend on the OS, but
> certainly file creation time/date would be universal!

Yes, I agree 1000000L percent!

Craig

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		Re: MORE FIELDS IN FSTAT() (Was: Getting File creation data/time) By: Craig Markwardt on Thu, 25 March 1999 00:00
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