OpenFileRequester Question

[Columbo]

When using OpenFileRequester() it displays the file names only. Is there a way to also show the file date? I may have backup files with different dates and I want to be able to load the proper file.

[IdeasVacuum]

That's a good question. The File Requester pops-up a form similar in type to Windows Explorer (on MS Windows) and the details displayed are as previously set by the User - so the developer doesn't know what info, apart from the filenames, the User sees. However the User can change what is seen within form, via options. Selecting "Details" or "Content" does at least show Date Modified.

Everyone is different. I always postfix the date to the filename on backup, and backups are on a separate physical drive.

If the program you are writing needs to handle the backup of files it processes, then you could use a prefix or postfix system to record their state.

Perhaps someone else knows how to reveal the file date and display in a DIY File Requester? Might need some API?

[Columbo]

Postfixing the date to the filename on backup is what I was trying to do. When creating the backup file, if I use:

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destinationFile.s = destinationPath + "MyFile.bak"

it saves the file with no errors but if I use:

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destinationFile.s = destinationPath + "MyFile.bak" + FormatDate("%mm/%dd/%yyyy", Date())

I get a "Error creating file."

[Kiffi]

Not allowed characters in a file name: \ / : * ? " < > |

FormatDate("%mm-%dd-%yyyy", Date()) should work.

[Tenaja]

Try this, it might help...

GetFileDate()

[Columbo]

Thanks Kiffi. That works perfectly!

Thanks Tenaja but the problem with GetFileDate() is that it gives you an unformatted date. For example, April 6, 2020 is retrieved as 1584537458.

Thanks again to both.

[Bisonte]

For example, April 6, 2020 is retrieved as 1584537458.

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String$ = FormatDate("%dd.%mm.%yy - %hh:%ii", 1584537458)