Aha! Thanks for all the input guys. I think I may be able to continue onwards now....although I will probably hit a snag when I try to compare the two, knowing my luck :-)
Cheers, JR On 10 December 2013 14:51, Christopher Bodnar <[email protected]>wrote: > get-childitem c:\temp\* |select -expandproperty lastAccessTime|get-date > -Format g > *Christopher Bodnar* > Enterprise Architect I, Corporate Office of Technology:Enterprise > Architecture and Engineering Services Tel 610-807-6459 > 3900 Burgess Place, Bethlehem, PA 18017 > [email protected] > > > > * The Guardian Life Insurance Company of America* > > *www.guardianlife.com* <http://www.guardianlife.com/> > > > > > > > From: James Rankin <[email protected]> > To: [email protected] > Date: 12/10/2013 06:29 AM > Subject: [NTSysADM] PowerShell is my weakness.... > Sent by: [email protected] > ------------------------------ > > > > I'm trying to compare the date/time stamps of two folders (including all > the included files and subfolders). So far, this seems to do the trick > > get-childitem c:\users\me\test\* | select -expandproperty lastaccesstime > > but the problem is it pumps out the date in a long format - how can I get > it to be a short format so I can easily compare the two? > > TIA, > > > > > -- > * James Rankin* > Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) > *http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk*<http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk/> > ----------------------------------------- This message, and any > attachments to it, may contain information that is privileged, > confidential, and exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If the > reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you are notified that > any use, dissemination, distribution, copying, or communication of this > message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, > please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail and delete the > message and any attachments. Thank you. -- *James Rankin* Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk
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