> On Apr 27, 2018, at 13:39 , Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
> Bob Sneidar wrote:
>
>> Not to beat a severely wounded horse, but one reason for implementing
>> a detailed file function (and probably why it hasn't been tackled) is
>> that getting the detailed file information from
Bob Sneidar wrote:
Not to beat a severely wounded horse, but one reason for implementing
a detailed file function (and probably why it hasn't been tackled) is
that getting the detailed file information from a command shell is
decidedly NOT straightforward.
Shell is great for things we can't d
Not to beat a severely wounded horse, but one reason for implementing a
detailed file function (and probably why it hasn't been tackled) is that
getting the detailed file information from a command shell is decidedly NOT
straightforward. *NIX has an ls function, and also has a date function. Th
Are you sure about that? Some apps delete/recreate vice actually modifying
an existing file.
On Fri, Apr 27, 2018 at 9:44 AM Bob Sneidar via use-livecode <
use-livecode@lists.runrev.com> wrote:
> Funny you should mention that. I thought about doing this, but then I have
> to think about checking t
Funny you should mention that. I thought about doing this, but then I have to
think about checking to see if the file is open somewhere else. In some cases
it would work though. As an aside, I noticed yesterday that modifying a file on
MacOS updates not only the modify date but the CREATION DATE
I added my 2ยข
Bob S
> On Apr 26, 2018, at 16:25 , Richard Gaskin via use-livecode
> wrote:
>
> I do not believe this has been implemented yet:
> https://quality.livecode.com/show_bug.cgi?id=20384
>
> That said, wasteful as "the detailed files" is it's probably more efficient
> in most cases
here you got it from.
~Roger
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Gaskin via use-livecode
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Subject: Re: Detailed File Information for One File
Bob Sneidar wrote:
> I
Bob Sneidar wrote:
> I can't find anything on the forums, which is par for the course, evwn
> though I know it's been discussed. Is there an LC way to get details
> about a file without shelling out to do it? I need to get the last
> modified date of a file so I can check to see if I need to upda
