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Something like this should get you started.<br />

<pre><code class="code-10 nolinks" id="code-264821"><span>using System;</span>
<span>using System.Collections.Generic;</span>
<span>using System.Linq;</span>
<span>using System.Text;</span>
<span> </span>
<span>namespace EEConsoleApp</span>
<span>{</span>
<span>    class CompareDates</span>
<span>    {</span>
<span>        static void Main()</span>
<span>        {</span>
<span>            string FILE1 = &quot;#3/3/2009 9:00:48 PM#&quot;;</span>
<span>            string FILE2 = &quot;#3/3/2009 8:39:40 PM#&quot;;</span>
<span> </span>
<span>            DateTime file1Date = DateTime.Parse(FILE1);</span>
<span>            DateTime file2Date = DateTime.Parse(FILE2);</span>
<span> </span>
<span>            if (file1Date &gt; file2Date)</span>
<span>            {</span>
<span>                Console.WriteLine(&quot;file1Date is newer&quot;);</span>
<span>            }</span>
<span>            else if (file1Date == file2Date)</span>
<span>            {</span>
<span>                Console.WriteLine(&quot;files are the same age&quot;);</span>
<span>            }</span>
<span>            else</span>
<span>            {</span>
<span>                Console.WriteLine(&quot;file2Date is newer&quot;);</span>
<span>            }            </span>
<span> </span>
<span>            Console.Read();</span>
<span>        }</span>
<span>    }</span>
<span>}</span>
</code></pre>
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Getting a bit confused... is this in C# not VB?
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Dave you converted that and posted it within 2 minutes of my confused post.... <br />
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WOW.<br />
<br />
PERFECT. THANKYOU.
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Well here's a little secret. &nbsp;I don't actually do VB.net - I just used this handy little site:<br />
<a href="http://www.developerfusion.com/tools/convert/csharp-to-vb/" rel="ugc">http://www.developerfusion<wbr />.com/tools<wbr />/convert/c<wbr />sharp-to-v<wbr />b/</a><br />
&nbsp;<br />

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ah... cheating....<br />
<br />
knowing how to cheat still gets points in my book.<br />
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Cheers.
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Hey I still had to write the thing in C# though!
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your too good. :) if you're ever bored and feel like coding for free let me know. lol.
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If you can get my wife to agree to that then you have a deal!<br />

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I want to check if a file is newer then another version of the same file.<br />
<br />
using the System.IO.File.GetLastWrit<wbr />eTime I get results like the following:<br />
<br />
FILE 1 - &nbsp;#3/3/2009 9:00:48 PM#<br />
FILE 2 - &nbsp;#3/3/2009 8:39:40 PM#<br />
<br />
What would be the best way in code to determine which file is newer?<br />
<br />
cheers.
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I want to check if a file is newer then another version of the same file.

using the System.IO.File.GetLastWriteTime I get results like the following:

FILE 1 -  #3/3/2009 9:00:48 PM#
FILE 2 -  #3/3/2009 8:39:40 PM#

What would be the best way in code to determine which file is newer?

cheers.

Compare Date/Time to find newer

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