Nicky: Great stuff! Did a quick spin through all three, the SourceForge
TOUCH option being best suited for .RMD-embedded operation. Revisited an
old (1990's) association with JPSoft's TCC.exe replacement for CMD.EXE.
Used their version of TOUCH per below (Courier New font recommended):
{safesectors | snippet | change filename date/time}
--rbse: generic
--file: ssi_tcc_TOUCH_experiment.rmd
--auth: bachitiea
--crea: 2023-02-14
{email blast}
{change the date/time of a target file}
{use the TOUCH command run from within the JPSoft TCC.EXE command-line
replace-
ment for CMD.EXE}
--change the date/time of the target files
-------------------------------------
{for production, loop through the parameter sets
creation date/time: parameters [ /dc | /tc ]
modified date/time: parameters [ /dw | /tw ]
last accessed d/t: parameters [ /da | /ta ]}
{startup parameters: /D=disable autoruns; /H=hide window; /S=cmd.exe
compatible
quoted-string handling; /C=close after execution}
{setup}
CLS
SET DATE YYYY-MM-DD
SET VAR +
vapos TEXT = '''' , +
vnew_date DATE = .#DATE , +
vnew_time TIME = .#TIME , +
vnew_targetFile TEXT = 'humpty.rmd' , +
vnew_tccProgram TEXT = 'c:\program files\jpsoft\tcc29\tcc.exe|' , +
vnew_tccStartup TEXT = '"/D/H/S/C' , +
vnew_tccCommand TEXT = ('TOUCH /dw' + (CTXT(.vnew_Date)) + +
' /tw' + (CTXT(.vnew_time)) )
{build ampersand variable}
SET VAR +
vamp_launchString TEXT = +
(.vapos + +
.vnew_tccProgram + +
.vnew_tccStartup & +
.vnew_tccCommand & +
.vnew_targetFile + +
'"|w' + +
.vapos)
{for R:Prompt visual confirmation}
WRITE .vamp_launchString
{do the do}
LAUNCH &vamp_launchString
--cleanup
----------------------------------------------------------------------
LABEL cleanup
SET DATE MM/DD/YYYY
CLEAR VAR vnew_%, vamp_%
--routine exit
-----------------------------------------------------------------
LABEL routineExit
RETURN
NOTE that R:BASE displays the file modification date for files within
the Database Explorer. For this proof-of-
concept, I did not provide an error-return capture. Given that the
presence of the target file would be verified
upstream, not a big concern. jpsoft.com. worth a look.
Warmest R:egards, Bruce
Bruce A. Chitiea | SafeSectors, Inc.
112 Harvard Ave #272 | Claremont CA 91711-4716 | USA
+011 (909) 238-9012 m | [email protected]
------ Original Message ------
From "Nicky Avery" <[email protected]>
To [email protected]
Date 2/14/2023 3:29:42 PM
Subject ***SPAM*** Re: [RBASE-L] - Filename COPY, and the persistent
date/time stamp
Hi Bruce,
There is an article here
<https://www.itechtics.com/change-timestamp/#how-to-modify-file-and-folder-timestamps>
which explains the delights of Windows timestamps. Having learned more
than you might have wished, you can find the utility equivalent of the
Linux command, touch, which does what you need. Confusingly, there are
a couple (?) of Windows command line utilities called Touch. One is
downloadable <http://www.helge.mynetcologne.de/touch/index.htm> from
the author and the other is at SourceForge
<https://sourceforge.net/projects/touch-win32/files/v1.21/>. Also, I
found File Time Changer
<https://securityxploded.com/file-date-time-changer.php>.
Maybe one invoked through launch would work for you.
Nicky
On 2/14/2023 2:08 PM, Bruce Chitiea wrote:
Thank you, Razzak:
I once impugned a litigant's sworn testimony by revealing the metadata
of files he had entered into evidence, and of which he had no
knowledge. So, I'm with you, below, so far as the Windows Explorer
goes.
What I'm looking for is the ability, within an R:BASE .RMD code file,
to capture and record the date/time of a COPY process to the new file,
for display within the Command file listing of the R:BASE Database
Explorer.
I suspect I can accomplish this with a LAUNCH out to Powershell or
JPSoft TCC, but wouldn't it be cool if R:BASE could do it natively?
Always appR:eciative, Bruce
Bruce A. Chitiea | SafeSectors, Inc.
112 Harvard Ave #272 | Claremont CA 91711-4716 | USA
+011 (909) 238-9012 m | [email protected]
------ Original Message ------
From "A. Razzak Memon" <[email protected]>
To [email protected]
Date 2/13/2023 3:16:59 PM
Subject ***SPAM*** Re: [RBASE-L] - Filename COPY, and the persistent
date/time stamp
Bruce,
Change your Windows File Explorer View properties to see the Date
created and Date modified columns to see the difference.
Very Best R:egards,
Razzak
On 2/13/2023 5:48 PM, Bruce Chitiea wrote:
All:
Consider a file displayed in the RGBX5E Command file listing:
template.rmd | 02/12/2023 | 13:40
On Monday, Feb 13, at 12:00, use the COPY command within an EEP to
make a copy:
COPY template.rmd showtime.rmd
Now, in the file listing, see:
template.rmd | 02/12/2023 | 13:40
showtime.rmd | 02/12/2023 | 13:40
... the date/time stamp does not change.
Is there a native R:BASE command/function set which will update
showtime.rmd's date/time stamp? (Oh, I've been looking.) Or am I off
to to LAUNCHing Windows' Powershell?
Thanks much, Bruce
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