>>>Hi,
>>> If you open a windows explorer and right-click on
>>>on a file name (say MY_TEXT.TXT) and then left-click
>>>on Properties, the File "Accessed" Date is one of the
>>>three dates that is presents (the other two are Date
>>>"Created" and Date "Modified").
>>> Is there an API function or a VFP function that
>>>will return the File "Accessed" Date?
>>>Thanks!
>>>Terry Harris
>>
>>This is available either with the Windows Script Host or through the API.>>* lcfile is the file name to look at.
>>oFile = oFSO.GetFile(lcfile)
>>? oFile.DateLastAccessedIf this isn't an option you can use my Windows Time or Window Filenames programming from the download section.
>
>
>Thanks George for the reply.
>When I use the following code in a PRG, the Date Last Accessed
>is always today's date. What's up?
>
>

>oFSO = CreateObject( "Scripting.FileSystemObject")
>lcFile = GetFile()
>oFile = oFSO.GetFile(lcFile)
>? oFile.DateLastAccessed
>WAIT
>

Terry,

It's pretty simple. When you selected the file via GETFILE() you accessed it, and thus, the date/time stamp changed.

George

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