SetFileDate

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int SetFileDate (char fileName[], int month, int day, int year);

Purpose

Sets the date of a file.

Input
Name	Type	Description
fileName	char []	The pathname of the file for which to set the date. If you specify an empty string "", SetFileDate sets the date of the file found by the most recent call to GetFirstFile or GetNextFile.
month	int	The month in local calendar time. Valid values are 1 (January) to 12 (December).
day	int	The date of the month in local calendar time. Valid values are 1 to 31.
year	int	The year in local calendar time. Values before the year 1970 are not supported on Linux or in applications running on an RT target. Values before the year 1601 are not supported on Windows operating systems.

Name Type Description

result

int

The result of the call.

Code	Description
0	Success.
-1	File not found or directory in path not found.
-3	General I/O error occurred.
-4	Insufficient memory to complete the operation.
-5	Invalid date or invalid path; for example, c:filename.
-6	Access denied.

Library: Utility Library

Include file: utility.h

LabWindows/CVI compatibility: LabWindows/CVI 3.0 and later

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