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setFileDate(filename [, newDate])

Last updated June 14, 2011

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Version: 1 | Requires: ColdFusion 9 | Library: FileSysLib

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Description:
Updates the dateLastModified file attribute.

Return Values:
Returns a boolean.

Example:

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<cfscript>
setFileDate("c:\image.jpg", "1/1/2005 13:00:00");
</cfscript>

<cfscript>
setFileDate("c:\image.jpg", "1/1/2005 13:00:00");
</cfscript>

Parameters:

Name	Description	Required
filename	Absolute filename.	Yes
newDate	Date/Time to assign. Defaults to current time.	No

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			<cfscript>
/**
 * Updates the dateLastModified file attribute.
 * 
 * @param filename 	 Absolute filename. (Required)
 * @param newDate 	 Date/Time to assign. Defaults to current time. (Optional)
 * @return Returns a boolean. 
 * @author James Moberg (&#106;&#97;&#109;&#101;&#115;&#64;&#115;&#115;&#109;&#101;&#100;&#105;&#97;&#46;&#99;&#111;&#109;) 
 * @version 1, June 14, 2011 
 */
function setFileDate(filename){
	var newDate = Now();
	if (ArrayLen(Arguments) GTE 2) { newDate = arguments[2]; }
	if (not isdate(newDate)) { return false; }
	else if (newDate LT '1/1/1970') { return false; }
	if (not fileExists(filename)) { return false; }
	newDate = DateDiff("s", DateConvert("utc2Local", "January 1 1970 00:00"), newDate) * 1000;
	return CreateObject("java","java.io.File").init(JavaCast("string",filename)).setLastModified(newDate);
}
</cfscript>
		<cfscript>
/**
 * Updates the dateLastModified file attribute.
 * 
 * @param filename      Absolute filename. (Required)
 * @param newDate      Date/Time to assign. Defaults to current time. (Optional)
 * @return Returns a boolean. 
 * @author James Moberg (james@ssmedia.com) 
 * @version 1, June 14, 2011 
 */
function setFileDate(filename){
    var newDate = Now();
    if (ArrayLen(Arguments) GTE 2) { newDate = arguments[2]; }
    if (not isdate(newDate)) { return false; }
    else if (newDate LT '1/1/1970') { return false; }
    if (not fileExists(filename)) { return false; }
    newDate = DateDiff("s", DateConvert("utc2Local", "January 1 1970 00:00"), newDate) * 1000;
    return CreateObject("java","java.io.File").init(JavaCast("string",filename)).setLastModified(newDate);
}
</cfscript>