File Date & Time on Copy

[JustAProg]

I'm copying a file:

File.Copy("File1","File2")

When copied, the file will have it's file date and time preserved. How can I make the newely copied file take on the date and time at that moment of copy?

Thanks

[Mike Hildner]

System.IO.File has members which include SetCreationTime, SetLastAccessTime and SetLastWriteTime.

Haven't tried it but it looks promising.

[Lethal]

Try this:

using System;
using System.IO;

class MyFile
{
    static void FileCopy(string source, string destination, bool overwrite, bool changeTimestamp)
    {
        System.IO.File.Copy(source, destination, overwrite);
	if(changeTimestamp)
	{
	    File.SetCreationTime(destination, DateTime.Now);
	}
    }

    static void Main()
    {
        MyFile.FileCopy(@"d:\dummy.txt", @"d:\dummyCopy.txt", true, true);
    }
}

[JustAProg]

The above is C++ ..................................

anyway, almost identical, the SetCreationTime didn't work as the date was the same.

The only way I've found to do it now is like this, which works:

    Dim fi As New FileInfo(MyFile)
    Dim aDate As DateTime = (Date.Now)
    fi.CreationTime = aDate
    fi.LastAccessTime = aDate
    fi.LastWriteTime = aDate

Works OK but a bit 'long winded' if you ask me.

Thanks

[Lethal]

Actually, it's C#.....................

[JustAProg]

lol, that's what I meant.... it was late.