FileDateTime

Returns the last modified date and time of a file as Date Serial 

Syntax
   Declare Function FileDateTime ( ByVal filename As ZString Ptr ) As Double

Usage
   #include "file.bi"
   result = FileDateTime( filename )

or

   #include "vbcompat.bi"
   result = FileDateTime( filename )

Parameters
   filename
      Filename to retrieve date and time for.

Return Value
   Returns a Date Serial.

Description
   Returns the file's last modified date and time as Date Serial.

Example
   #include "vbcompat.bi"

   Dim filename As String, d As Double

   Print "Enter a filename: "
   Line Input filename

   If FileExists( filename ) Then

     Print "File last modified: ";

     d = FileDateTime( filename )

     Print Format( d, "yyyy-mm-dd hh:mm AM/PM" )

   Else

     Print "File not found"

   End If

Platform Differences
   * Linux requires the filename case matches the real name of the file. 
     Windows and DOS are case insensitive. 
   * Path separators in Linux are forward slashes / . Windows uses 
     backward slashes \ but it allows forward slashes.  DOS uses backward 
     slashes \.

Differences from QB
   * New to FreeBASIC

See also
   * Date Serials

