Modify Properties Of Text File

[newdeveloper]

I have the same problem with fileName.txt and fileName.dat.

did you get any relevant unswer??
did you find any solution for this problem?

Goal:
Given a Text File “Test.dat”, I need to retrieve the date on which the file was last Modified & Copied to a specific location,

Problem:
The file can be transferred (copied) via any method to the specific location and must retain the required information however protocols like FTP change/destroy the original Created/Modified/Accessed date thus rendering them useless.

Possible Solution:
Use one of the other fields (in Summary for example: Keywords or Comments) to store the Timestamp prior to copy, this way windows should not be able to destroy the information. Please confirm.

Create a new field (in Summary for example) to store the timestamp. Please confirm.

Given these requirements, if it is even possible, how could I write/read from the File Information, like the File Summary Properties for example?

[Lord_Rat]

See the answer with the green checkmark here:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5...ile-properties

[newdeveloper]

Thanks,

It was very useful with c#.

I guss, because the dll was written in c++, it has to be easier to use it in c++, am i right?? (Please confirm)

Can you please tell me how can i do the same in c++??

(Code example wiil be received with pleasure )

[BSA01]

With this code, you can access more than 255 properties of any file

Shell32.Shell shell = new Shell32.Shell();
            Shell32.Folder objFolder;

            objFolder = shell.NameSpace(Path.GetDirectoryName(FilePath));
            
            foreach (Shell32.FolderItem2 item in objFolder.Items())
                if (item.Name == Name + "." + FileFormat)
                {
                    Length = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(item, 27);
                    Height = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(item, 280);
                    Width = objFolder.GetDetailsOf(item, 282);
                }

BOLD is what I used in one app to retrive video info, the numbers 27,280,282 are Property ID, you can go through this with debugger and you will find property and it's ID.

[newdeveloper]

first of all, thank you!

how can i do it with c++ ? - by using shell32.dll...

can you give me a code example in c++??

[BSA01]

first of all, thank you!

how can i do it with c++ ? - by using shell32.dll...

can you give me a code example in c++??

I am sorry, I am not familiar with c++

[Hack]

Split from a 6 year old thread into its own thread and moved to C++

[Atheist]

Could you explain exactly what it is you want? Reading the post you've quoted, it sounds like the OP wanted to create some sort of extra field in a file to store the last-modified date. Is this what you want to do?