Property

FolderItem.ModificationDate

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Warning

This item was deprecated in version 2019r2. Please use FolderItem.ModificationDateTime as a replacement.

Description

The modification date of the FolderItem.

Notes

Do not modify the ModificationDate directly. Instead always assign a new DateTime instance to it. Refer to the example below.

On Windows, the ModificationDate cannot be changed if the file is open. This includes if it is open using a BinaryStream, TextInputStream or TextOutputStream. Close the file before changing the ModificationDate.

Sample code

This example displays the modification date in the ShortDate format.

Dim f As New FolderItem
f = GetOpenFolderItem("")
If f <> Nil Then
  MsgBox(f.ModificationDate.ShortDate)
End If

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Changing ModificationDate is slightly more complex. You cannot just change the ModificationDate property directly because you will be changing a date that is not persistent. Instead you need to create a new date instance with the date you want and then assign that to ModificationDate. Here is an example that "touches" a file by settings its modification date to the current date and time:

Dim f As New FolderItem
f = GetOpenFolderItem("")

If f <> Nil Then
  Dim newDate As New Date
  f.ModificationDate = newDate
End If

Compatibility

All project types on all supported operating systems.