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batch change file modified date
Name: bobbarker Date: October 17, 2008 at 15:33:39 Pacific OS: windows (dos) CPU/Ram: pent 4 Product: dell inspiron
Comment:
can someone help me with a batch file to change the date modified of a text file?
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: October 18, 2008 at 00:48:32 Pacific
Reply:
A helper will first need to know the exact OS.
===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
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Response Number 2
Name: klint Date: October 20, 2008 at 03:08:20 Pacific
Reply:
Also, do you mean change it to the current date and time (like the Unix 'touch' utility), or to any specified date and time (so that you can make a new file appear to be an old one)?
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Response Number 3
Name: bobbarker Date: October 21, 2008 at 15:19:23 Pacific
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im running windows xp.
Basically i have a program that im testing, that checks the file modified date of an ini text file before it can run. Presently i have to open the file in notepad each day, save it, then the frontend will load since the modified date is set to today by the saving of the file.
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Response Number 4
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: October 22, 2008 at 01:20:25 Pacific
Reply:
copy my.ini,,+
===================================== If at first you don't succeed, you're about average.
M2
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Response Number 5
Name: bobbarker Date: October 22, 2008 at 16:25:38 Pacific
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holy smokes it worked! heheh, thanks much.
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Response Number 6
Name: bobbarker Date: October 22, 2008 at 17:25:10 Pacific
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i put this in a batch:
copy mwsku.txt,,+ m2o.exe
but how do i call m2o.exe and have the batch finish so the dos box closes? presently it hangs out until i close m2o and then it finishes and closes.
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Response Number 7
Name: Mechanix2Go Date: October 22, 2008 at 17:32:51 Pacific
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