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File modified Date
Hello anyone know how to get the date/time a file was modified? I know the FileDateTime function gets the date it was created, but need modified. Thanks.
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CreateObject creates the object and does not need references
CreateObject creates the object and does not need references
Option Explicit
Private Const GENERIC_READ = &H80000000
Private Const OPEN_EXISTING = 3
Private Const FILE_ATTRIB_NORMAL = &H80
Private Type m_typFileTime
dwLowDateTime As Long
dwHighDateTime As Long
End Type
Private Type m_typSystemTime
wYear As Integer
wMonth As Integer
wDayOfWeek As Integer
wDay As Integer
wHour As Integer
wMinute As Integer
wSecond As Integer
wMilliseconds As Integer
End Type
Private Declare Function CreateFile Lib "kernel32" Alias "CreateFileA" (ByVal lpFileName As String, ByVal dwDesiredAccess As Long, ByVal dwShareMode As Long, ByVal lpSecurityAttributes As Long, ByVal dwCreationDisposition As Long, ByVal dwFlagsAndAttributes As Long, ByVal hTemplateFile As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function FileTimeToSystemTime Lib "kernel32" (lpFileTime As m_typFileTime, lpSystemTime As m_typSystemTime) As Long
Private Declare Function GetFileTime Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hFile As Long, ByVal lpCreationTime As Long, ByVal lpLastAccessTime As Long, lpLastWriteTime As m_typFileTime) As Long
Private Declare Sub CloseHandle Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hPass As Long)
Private Function FileDateModified_Get(ByVal
' Returns the Modified Date of the passed file
Dim ftModified As m_typFileTime
Dim lpHandle As Long
Dim stModified As m_typSystemTime
On Error Resume Next
lpHandle = CreateFile(sFileFullname, GENERIC_READ, 0&, 0&, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIB_NORMAL, ByVal 0&)
If lpHandle > 0 Then
Call GetFileTime(lpHandle, 0&, 0&, ftModified)
Call FileTimeToSystemTime(ftMod
Call CloseHandle(lpHandle)
With stModified
FileDateModified_Get = CDate(.wDay & "/" & .wMonth & "/" & .wYear & " " & .wHour & ":" & .wMinute & ":" & .wSecond)
End With
End If
End Function
Private Sub Form_Load()
MsgBox FileDateModified_Get("C:\m
End Sub
Private Const GENERIC_READ = &H80000000
Private Const OPEN_EXISTING = 3
Private Const FILE_ATTRIB_NORMAL = &H80
Private Type m_typFileTime
dwLowDateTime As Long
dwHighDateTime As Long
End Type
Private Type m_typSystemTime
wYear As Integer
wMonth As Integer
wDayOfWeek As Integer
wDay As Integer
wHour As Integer
wMinute As Integer
wSecond As Integer
wMilliseconds As Integer
End Type
Private Declare Function CreateFile Lib "kernel32" Alias "CreateFileA" (ByVal lpFileName As String, ByVal dwDesiredAccess As Long, ByVal dwShareMode As Long, ByVal lpSecurityAttributes As Long, ByVal dwCreationDisposition As Long, ByVal dwFlagsAndAttributes As Long, ByVal hTemplateFile As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function FileTimeToSystemTime Lib "kernel32" (lpFileTime As m_typFileTime, lpSystemTime As m_typSystemTime) As Long
Private Declare Function GetFileTime Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hFile As Long, ByVal lpCreationTime As Long, ByVal lpLastAccessTime As Long, lpLastWriteTime As m_typFileTime) As Long
Private Declare Sub CloseHandle Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hPass As Long)
Private Function FileDateModified_Get(ByVal
' Returns the Modified Date of the passed file
Dim ftModified As m_typFileTime
Dim lpHandle As Long
Dim stModified As m_typSystemTime
On Error Resume Next
lpHandle = CreateFile(sFileFullname, GENERIC_READ, 0&, 0&, OPEN_EXISTING, FILE_ATTRIB_NORMAL, ByVal 0&)
If lpHandle > 0 Then
Call GetFileTime(lpHandle, 0&, 0&, ftModified)
Call FileTimeToSystemTime(ftMod
Call CloseHandle(lpHandle)
With stModified
FileDateModified_Get = CDate(.wDay & "/" & .wMonth & "/" & .wYear & " " & .wHour & ":" & .wMinute & ":" & .wSecond)
End With
End If
End Function
Private Sub Form_Load()
MsgBox FileDateModified_Get("C:\m
End Sub