API -> SetFileTime [ Library : kernel32.dll, Category : File Management ] [C#, VB, VB.net]

SetFileTime

Library : kernel32.dll Category : File Management

Api Example(s)
Working with file time APIs

API Description :

The SetFileTime function sets the date and time that a file was created, last accessed, or last modified.

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function SetFileTime Lib "kernel32" (ByVaL hFile As Long, lpCreationTime As FILETIME, lpLastAccessTime As FILETIME, lpLastWriteTime As FILETIME) As Long

Parameters :

· hFile
Identifies the file for which to set the dates and times. The file handle must have been created with GENERIC_WRITE access to the file.

· lpCreationTime
Points to a FILETIME structure that contains the date and time the file was created. This

Return :

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later
Requires Windows 95 or later

Dotnet Replacement :

Any of the following: System.IO.Directory.SetCreationTime System.IO.Directory.SetLastAccessTime System.IO.Directory.SetLastWriteTime System.IO.DirectoryInfo.CreationTime System.IO.DirectoryInfo.LastAccessTime System.IO.DirectoryInfo.LastWriteTime System.IO.File.SetCreationTime System.IO.File.SetLastAccessTime System.IO.File.SetLastWriteTime System.IO.FileInfo.CreationTime System.IO.FileInfo.LastAccessTime System.IO.FileInfo.LastWriteTime