filecreated
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8/28/2008
This command returns the creation date of a file or directory.
Syntax
filecreated [filesys path]
Parameters
- filesys path
Fully qualified file system path to the file or directory of interest.
Example Code
The following example shows how you can use this command.
; *******************************************
; Getting created time
; *******************************************
set file "control panel.lnk"
echo "'%file%' created on `filecreated "%file%"`"
Remarks
This command outputs a date string representing the date and time at which the named file or directory was created.
This command is typically used within backticks to perform command substitution.