Description
Use the SetCreationTime method to set a new date and/or time of file creation. To read the current creation date and time, call the GetCreationTime method.
Declaration
aqFile.SetCreationTime(Path, Time)
| Path | [in] | Required | String | |
| Time | [in] | Required | Date/Time | |
| Result | Boolean | |||
Applies To
The method is applied to the following object:
Parameters
The method has the following parameters:
Path
Specifies the fully-qualified path to the desired file.
Time
A Date object that specifies the new date and time to be set.
Result Value
True if the new date/time was set successfully, and False otherwise.
Example
The code below creates a file, sets a new time when this file was created, last accessed and modified and then posts the specified time values to the test log.
JavaScript, JScript
function SetTimeExample()
{
sPath = "C:\\MyFiles\\FileName.txt";
// Creates a file
aqFile.Create(sPath);
// Sets new time when the file was created, last accessed and modified
aqFile.SetCreationTime(sPath, aqDateTime.SetDateTimeElements(2010, 06, 30, 15, 24, 32));
aqFile.SetLastAccessTime(sPath, aqDateTime.SetDateTimeElements(2010, 07, 02, 10, 54, 03));
aqFile.SetLastWriteTime(sPath, aqDateTime.SetDateTimeElements(2010, 07, 10, 11, 41, 53));
// Posts specified time values to the test log
Log.Message(aqFile.GetCreationTime(sPath));
Log.Message(aqFile.GetLastAccessTime(sPath));
Log.Message(aqFile.GetLastWriteTime(sPath));
}
Python
def SetTimeExample():
sPath = "C:\\MyFiles\\FileName.txt"
# Creates a file
aqFile.Create(sPath)
# Sets new time when the file was created, last accessed and modified
aqFile.SetCreationTime(sPath, aqDateTime.SetDateTimeElements(2010, 6, 30, 15, 24, 32))
aqFile.SetLastAccessTime(sPath, aqDateTime.SetDateTimeElements(2010, 7, 2, 10, 54, 3))
aqFile.SetLastWriteTime(sPath, aqDateTime.SetDateTimeElements(2010, 7, 10, 11, 41, 53))
# Posts specified time values to the test log
Log.Message(aqFile.GetCreationTime(sPath))
Log.Message(aqFile.GetLastAccessTime(sPath))
Log.Message(aqFile.GetLastWriteTime(sPath))VBScript
Sub SetTimeExample
sPath = "C:\MyFiles\FileName.txt"
' Creates a file
Call aqFile.Create(sPath)
' Sets new time when the file was created, last accessed and modified
Call aqFile.SetCreationTime(sPath, aqDateTime.SetDateTimeElements(2010, 06, 30, 15, 24, 32))
Call aqFile.SetLastAccessTime(sPath, aqDateTime.SetDateTimeElements(2010, 07, 02, 10, 54, 03))
Call aqFile.SetLastWriteTime(sPath, aqDateTime.SetDateTimeElements(2010, 07, 10, 11, 41, 53))
' Posts specified time values to the test log
Call Log.Message(aqFile.GetCreationTime(sPath))
Call Log.Message(aqFile.GetLastAccessTime(sPath))
Call Log.Message(aqFile.GetLastWriteTime(sPath))
End Sub
DelphiScript
function SetTimeExample;
var sPath;
begin
sPath := 'C:\MyFiles\FileName.txt';
// Creates a file
aqFile.Create(sPath);
// Sets new time when the file was created, last accessed and modified
aqFile.SetCreationTime(sPath, aqDateTime.SetDateTimeElements(2010, 06, 30, 15, 24, 32));
aqFile.SetLastAccessTime(sPath, aqDateTime.SetDateTimeElements(2010, 07, 02, 10, 54, 03));
aqFile.SetLastWriteTime(sPath, aqDateTime.SetDateTimeElements(2010, 07, 10, 11, 41, 53));
// Posts specified time values to the test log
Log.Message(aqFile.GetCreationTime(sPath));
Log.Message(aqFile.GetLastAccessTime(sPath));
Log.Message(aqFile.GetLastWriteTime(sPath));
end;
C++Script, C#Script
function SetTimeExample()
{
sPath = "C:\\MyFiles\\FileName.txt";
// Creates a file
aqFile["Create"](sPath);
// Sets new time when the file was created, last accessed and modified
aqFile["SetCreationTime"]( sPath, aqDateTime["SetDateTimeElements"]( 2010, 06, 30, 15, 24, 32 ) );
aqFile["SetLastAccessTime"]( sPath, aqDateTime["SetDateTimeElements"]( 2010, 07, 02, 10, 54, 03 ) );
aqFile["SetLastWriteTime"]( sPath, aqDateTime["SetDateTimeElements"]( 2010, 07, 10, 11, 41, 53 ) );
// Posts specified time values to the test log
Log["Message"]( aqFile["GetCreationTime"](sPath) );
Log["Message"]( aqFile["GetLastAccessTime"](sPath) );
Log["Message"]( aqFile["GetLastWriteTime"](sPath) );
}
See Also
Working With Files From Scripts
SetLastAccessTime Method
SetLastWriteTime Method
GetCreationTime Method
DateCreated Property