API -> GetFileTime [ Library : kernel32.dll, Category : File Management ] [C#, VB, VB.net]

GetFileTime

Library : kernel32.dll Category : File Management

Api Example(s)
GetFileDateInfo - Retrieve all date information about a file
Working with file time APIs

API Description :

The GetFileTime function retrieves the date and time that a file was created, last accessed, and last modified.

VB Declaration :

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Declare Function GetFileTime Lib "kernel32" (ByVaL hFile As Long, lpCreationTime As FILETIME, lpLastAccessTime As FILETIME, lpLastWriteTime As FILETIME) As Long

Parameters :

· hFile
Identifies the files for which to get dates and times. The file handle must have been created with GENERIC_READ access to the file.

· lpCreationTime
Points to a FILETIME structure to receive the date and time the file was created. This parame

Return :

If the function succeeds, the return value is nonzero.

If the function fails, the return value is zero. To get extended error information, call GetLastError.

OS Requirement :

Requires Windows NT 3.1 or later
Requires Windows 95 or later

Dotnet Replacement :

Any of the following: System.IO.Directory.GetCreationTime System.IO.Directory.GetLastAccessTime System.IO.Directory.GetLastWriteTime System.IO.DirectoryInfo.CreationTime System.IO.DirectoryInfo.LastAccessTime System.IO.DirectoryInfo.LastWriteTime System.IO.File.GetCreationTime System.IO.File.GetLastAccessTime System.IO.File.GetLastWriteTime System.IO.FileInfo.CreationTime System.IO.FileInfo.LastAccessTime System.IO.FileInfo.LastWriteTime