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[figler]

Does anyone know how I can get the last modified' property of a file in a batch file? Attrib is the closest function I've found, but it looks like it may not provide the information I need. Thanks in advance. -Brad

 

[FilthPig]

dir /tw will show the last date/time the file was written. Marc Creviere

 

[figler]

Thanks much. Is there a way I can pass a file as an argument and return a string containing the date modified (even if I have to parse to get it)? What I ultimately want to do is compare the date modified property of two files to determine if one needs to be replaced. Thanks. -b

 

[tlcscousin]

Have you tried using the old DOS command of FC (file compare) and output the data to another file?

 

[yizhar]

HI.

A simple "XCOPY /D ..." can replace files only if newer.

http://www.xxcopy.com

has some other nice options.

Bye
Yizhar Hurwitz

http://come.to/yizhar

http://teachers.sivan.co.il/yizhar

 

[figler]

Yizhar... that's exactly what I needed -- thank you *so* much!

Now there are two more things that I could use some help figuring out before I write this...

1. When using xcopy, I am asked whether the destination is a file or directory. I looked at xcopy /? but didn't see a switch that would suppress that prompt and assume that destination is a file... any ideas?
2. The destination directory may not exist -- is there a way to force the directory to be created if it doesn't exist?
3. I am copying over a network -- can I use UNC (e.g., \\ServerName\ShareName\DirectoryName\FileName.mdb) or do I have to map a drive?
4. Will DOS halt execution of the batch file until the file is copied? That is, can I assume that when the file has finished running that the file has been copied?

Thanks so much everyone for the responses -- it is *much* appreciated! -Brad