I used quotes wrong, use this: >From LC, use: put "powershell -command ^(Get-Item 'C:\Folder\File.txt').CreationTime=('31 December 2019 23:59:59')^" into tShell replace "^" with quote in tShell get shell(tShell)
Sean On Tue, 16 Mar 2021 at 03:57, Sean Cole (Pi) <s...@pidigital.co.uk> wrote: > Touch tells it to update to now unless the date set is in the past and you > use the -d modifier. > > If you install the Command Line Tools package from Apple on a mac you can > use the much better SetFile -d '12/31/1999 23:59:59' file.txt > > > On windoze, using powershell, send the command: > (Get-Item "C:\Folder\File.txt").CreationTime=("31 December 2019 23:59:59") > > From LC, use: > put "powershell -command '(Get-Item > 'C:\Folder\File.txt').CreationTime=('31 December 2019 23:59:59')' into > tShell > replace "'" with quote in tShell > get shell(tShell) > > Sean > > On Tue, 16 Mar 2021 at 01:35, Mark Wieder via use-livecode < > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote: > >> On 3/14/21 4:41 PM, matthias rebbe via use-livecode wrote: >> > Windows unfortunately does not include such a command line tool >> >> I am astounded to find there is no touch command for Win. >> However, there does appear to be a solution for Windows (untested) using >> commandline options for the copy command: >> >> date desiredDate >> copy /b filename.ext +,, >> >> >> https://superuser.com/questions/10426/windows-equivalent-of-the-linux-command-touch/764716 >> >> -- >> Mark Wieder >> ahsoftw...@gmail.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> use-livecode mailing list >> use-livecode@lists.runrev.com >> Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your >> subscription preferences: >> http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode >> > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode