Monkeybread Software - MBS FileMaker Plugin: Files.CreationDate

Topics All Mac OS X (Only) Windows (Only) Linux (Only, Not) iOS (Only, Not)
Components Crossplatform Mac & Win Server (Not) Client Old Guides Examples
New in version: 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 7.5 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 Statistic

Files.CreationDate

Queries the creation date of the file or folder.

Component	Version	macOS	Windows	Server	FileMaker Cloud	FileMaker iOS SDK
Files	2.9	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

MBS( "Files.CreationDate"; Path )

Parameters

Parameter Description Example value

Path Native path to the file to check. "C:\test\me.jpg"

Parameter	Description	Example value
Path	Native path to the file to check.	"C:\test\me.jpg"

Result

Returns timestamp or error.

Description

Queries the creation date of the file or folder.

Although the function is named date, it does return the time, too. Result is a timestamp.

This function requires a native path. Use Path.FileMakerPathToNativePath to convert a FileMaker path to a native path if required. If you like to have the user choose the path, you can use FileDialog functions.
For Server be aware that server has limited permissions and may not be able to access all files on a computer.

Examples

Queries creation date of a file

MBS( "Files.CreationDate"; "C:\test.txt" )

Show files Dates:

MBS( "Files.CreationDate"; "C:\Users\Christian\Desktop\ddd.rtf" ) & " created" & ¶ &
MBS( "Files.ModificationDate"; "C:\Users\Christian\Desktop\ddd.rtf" ) & " modified" & ¶ &
MBS( "Files.AccessDate"; "C:\Users\Christian\Desktop\ddd.rtf" ) & " accessed"

Example Databases

Files.CreateSymbolicLink - Files.Delete