This item was deprecated in version 2019r2. Please use `FolderItem.CreationDateTime` as a replacement.
## Description
The creation date of the **FolderItem**.
## Notes
Do not modify the CreationDate directly. Instead always assign a new `DateTime` instance to it. Refer to the example below.
On Windows, the CreationDate 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 CreationDate.
On Linux, the CreationDate cannot be modified. Attempting to change it raises an `UnsupportedOperationException`. Also, the CreationDate may not be accurate as many Linux file systems do NOT actually track the creation date.
## Sample code
This example displays the creation date in the ShortDate format.
``` xojo
Dim f As New FolderItem
MsgBox(f.CreationDate.ShortDate)
```
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Changing CreationDate is slightly more complex. You cannot just change the CreationDate 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 CreationDate. Here is an example that sets a file's creation date to the current date and time:
``` xojo
Dim f As New FolderItem
f = GetOpenFolderItem("")
If f <> Nil Then
Dim newDate As New Date
f.CreationDate = newDate
End If
```
## Compatibility
All project types on all supported operating systems.