Binaryworld - GetFileDateInfo - Retrieve all date information about a file ... [ VB -> Files & Folder ]

Private Type SYSTEMTIME
  wYear As Integer
  wMonth As Integer
  wDayOfWeek As Integer
  wDay As Integer
  wHour As Integer
  wMinute As Integer
  wSecond As Integer
  wMilliseconds As Integer
End Type

Private Type FILETIME
  dwLowDateTime As Long
  dwHighDateTime As Long
End Type

Private Declare Function CreateFile Lib "kernel32" Alias "CreateFileA" (ByVal _
  lpFileName As String, ByVal dwDesiredAccess As Long, _
  ByVal dwShareMode As Long, ByVal NoSecurity As Long, _
  ByVal dwCreationDisposition As Long, ByVal dwFlagsAndAttributes As Long, _
  ByVal hTemplateFile As Long) As Long
Private Declare Function CloseHandle Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hObject As Long) As _
  Long
Private Declare Function GetFileTime Lib "kernel32" (ByVal hFile As Long, _
  lpCreationTime As FILETIME, lpLastAccessTime As FILETIME, _
  lpLastWriteTime As FILETIME) As Long
Private Declare Function FileTimeToSystemTime Lib "kernel32" (lpFileTime As _
  FILETIME, lpSystemTime As SYSTEMTIME) As Long
Private Declare Function FileTimeToLocalFileTime Lib "kernel32" (lpFileTime As _
  FILETIME, lpLocalFileTime As FILETIME) As Long

Private Const GENERIC_READ = &H80000000
Private Const FILE_SHARE_READ = &H1
Private Const FILE_SHARE_WRITE = &H2
Private Const OPEN_EXISTING = 3
Private Const INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE = -1

' Retrieve the Create date, Modify (write) date and Last Access date of
' the specified file. Returns True if successful, False otherwise.

Function GetFileTimeInfo(ByVal FileName As String, Optional CreateDate As Date, _
  Optional ModifyDate As Date, Optional LastAccessDate As Date) As Boolean

  Dim hFile As Long
  Dim ftCreate As FILETIME
  Dim ftModify As FILETIME
  Dim ftLastAccess As FILETIME
  Dim ft As FILETIME
  Dim st As SYSTEMTIME

  ' open the file, exit if error
  hFile = CreateFile(FileName, GENERIC_READ, _
    FILE_SHARE_READ Or FILE_SHARE_WRITE, 0&, OPEN_EXISTING, 0&, 0&)
  If hFile = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE Then Exit Function

  ' read date information
  If GetFileTime(hFile, ftCreate, ftLastAccess, ftModify) Then
    ' non zero means successful
    GetFileTimeInfo = True

    ' convert result to date values
    ' first, convert UTC file time to local file time
    FileTimeToLocalFileTime ftCreate, ft
    ' then convert to system time
    FileTimeToSystemTime ft, st
    ' finally, make up the Date value
    CreateDate = DateSerial(st.wYear, st.wMonth, _
      st.wDay) + TimeSerial(st.wHour, st.wMinute, _
      st.wSecond) + (st.wMilliseconds / 86400000)

    ' do the same for the ModifyDate
    FileTimeToLocalFileTime ftModify, ft
    FileTimeToSystemTime ft, st
    ModifyDate = DateSerial(st.wYear, st.wMonth, _
      st.wDay) + TimeSerial(st.wHour, st.wMinute, _
      st.wSecond) + (st.wMilliseconds / 86400000)
    ' and for LastAccessDate
    FileTimeToLocalFileTime ftLastAccess, ft
    FileTimeToSystemTime ft, st
    LastAccessDate = DateSerial(st.wYear, st.wMonth, _
      st.wDay) + TimeSerial(st.wHour, st.wMinute, _
      st.wSecond) + (st.wMilliseconds / 86400000)
  End If

  ' close the file, in all cases
  CloseHandle hFile

End Function