Hi Rohit, I found out some interesting information on the microsoft site. Apparently NTFS stores files in UTC (grenich mean time) whereas fat stores local time zone information. This may explain why on nt4 you were getting different results with different drives.
I have more information and the link to the technical info as well if you are interested. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rohit Gupta" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Multiple recipients of list delphi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 3:57 PM Subject: Re: [DUG]: modification dates. > Its worse than that. IT changes on 2000. However on Nt4, it > changes on some drives for some users 9Seemingly at random). > This was supposed to be fixed in Sp5 or thereaboust but it has > probably come back. > > When you think about it, there is no solution. Assuming that 2000 > now stores the GMT for filedatetimestamps, transalation to local > time will change on whether you have day light saving on or not. IT > still a pain in the posterior when suddenly thousands of your files > suddenly change thier date of modification. > > To: Multiple recipients of list delphi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Send reply to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > From: "Matthew Comb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [DUG]: modification dates. > Date sent: Mon, 15 Oct 2001 14:16:21 +1300 > > > Hi people. I have found something interesting with the modification dates > > for files on different operating systems. > > > > On windows 98 if you change time zone or daylight savings the modification > > date doesn't change, on windows 2000 if you change those settings, the > > modification date DOES change at least it does on my machine. > > > > 1. Can some other people test that for me on different configurations and > > tell me what they get? (particularly interested in win 95 and win nt 4). > > > > 2. Does anyone know why this difference exists? > > > > 3. Does anyone know how windows handles dates with regard to files and time > > zones? > > > > Any help would be appreciated. > > > > Matthew Comb > > Technical Director > > Mobile: (021) 350 147 > > > > FileSafe - http://www.filesafe.co.nz > > Numberworks - http://www.numberworks.com > > > > The information contained in this message and attachments is confidential > > and intended for the named recipient(s). If you have received this message > > in error: 1. You are prohibited from copying, distributing, and using the > > information. 2. Please contact the sender immediately and destroy original > > message. If you have any doubt about the authenticity of this message, > > please confirm with the sender. > > > > > > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > > > > > Regards > > Rohit > > ====================================================================== > CFL - Computer Fanatics Ltd. 21 Barry's Point Road, AKL, New Zealand > PH (649) 489-2280 > FX (649) 489-2290 > email [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED] > ====================================================================== > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz > To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with body of "unsubscribe delphi" > Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/ > --------------------------------------------------------------------------- New Zealand Delphi Users group - Delphi List - [EMAIL PROTECTED] Website: http://www.delphi.org.nz To UnSub, send email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] with body of "unsubscribe delphi" Web Archive at: http://www.mail-archive.com/delphi%40delphi.org.nz/
