CFLib.org – Common Function Library Project

Description:
Returns the date the file was last modified. The date is adjusted according to timezone. It returns a valid coldfusion date object. It uses the standard Java File object, which makes it very fast under Coldfusion MX

Return Values:
Returns a date.

Example:

<cfset filename="c:\autoexec.bat">
<cfoutput>
	Length: #FileLastModified(filename)#<br>
</cfoutput>

Parameters:

Full UDF Source:

<cfscript>
/**
 * Returns the date the file was last modified.
 * v2 fixes for DTS by Mark Woods (&#109;&#119;&#111;&#111;&#100;&#115;&#64;&#111;&#110;&#108;&#105;&#110;&#101;&#46;&#105;&#101;)
 * 
 * @param filename 	 Name of the file. (Required)
 * @return Returns a date. 
 * @author Jesse Houwing (&#109;&#119;&#111;&#111;&#100;&#115;&#64;&#111;&#110;&#108;&#105;&#110;&#101;&#46;&#105;&#101;&#106;&#46;&#104;&#111;&#117;&#119;&#105;&#110;&#103;&#64;&#115;&#116;&#117;&#100;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#46;&#117;&#116;&#119;&#101;&#110;&#116;&#101;&#46;&#110;&#108;) 
 * @version 1, June 11, 2009 
 */
function FileLastModified(filename){
	var oFile = createObject("java","java.io.File");
	var oDate = createObject("java","java.util.Date");
	oFile.init(fileName);
	return oDate.init(oFile.lastModified());
}
</cfscript>