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Re: MORE FIELDS IN FSTAT() (Was: Getting File creation data/time) [message #14825 is a reply to message #14729]

Fri, 26 March 1999 00:00

thompson
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Craig Markwardt <craigmnet@astrog.physics.wisc.edu> writes:

> 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

I'll also add my $0.02 worth in agreement. Some of the recent messages in this
newsgroup suggest that improvements to FSTAT() might also be useful for pipe
I/O.

William Thompson

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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
		Re: MORE FIELDS IN FSTAT() (Was: Getting File creation data/time) By: David Foster on Thu, 25 March 1999 00:00
		Re: MORE FIELDS IN FSTAT() (Was: Getting File creation data/time) By: thompson on Fri, 26 March 1999 00:00

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