I guess I could probably set the source folder a level higher and then just use the -Include switch to only operate on the target folder, but that feels kind of kludgey....
On 12 December 2013 10:23, James Rankin <[email protected]> wrote: > OK, this has been a useful learning process... > > Currently using the line > > Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Path $source | Sort-Object LastWriteTime > -Descending | Select-Object -First 1 | Get-Date -Format yyyyMMddhhmmssF > > which does exactly what I want - apart from one thing. It doesn't include > in the results the actual date/time stamp of the root folder itself I am > searching from (the folder specified by $source). Obviously it would be > useful to include this as if the folder's contents are changed by deleting > an item, only the change to the timestamp of the root folder will indicate > this. I know that Get-ChildItem by its very title suggests it works on the > contents only, so is there any way to include the parent folder? > > TIA, > > > > > JRR > > > On 10 December 2013 16:12, elsalvoz <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Should be as easy as this: insert a foreach to parse each file and you >> should be set. >> >> PS C:\temp> $source = "c:\temp" >>> PS C:\temp> $d = [datetime](Get-ItemProperty -Path $source -Name >>> LastWriteTime).lastwritetime >>> PS C:\temp> $source2 = "C:\temp\7-Zip" >>> PS C:\temp> $d2 = [datetime](Get-ItemProperty -Path $source2 -Name >>> LastWriteTime).lastwritetime >>> PS C:\temp> Compare-Object $d $d2 >>> InputObject SideIndicator >>> ----------- ------------- >>> 7/31/2013 12:01:57 PM => >>> 12/9/2013 4:12:11 PM <= >> >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 10, 2013 at 6:59 AM, James Rankin <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> 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 >>> >> >> > > > -- > *James Rankin* > Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) > http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk > -- *James Rankin* Technical Consultant (ACA, CCA, MCTS) http://appsensebigot.blogspot.co.uk
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