SysUtils.FileGetDate Function

Returns an OS timestamp for a specified file.

Pascal

function FileGetDate(Handle: Integer): Integer;

C++

int FileGetDate(int Handle);

File

SysUtils

Description

Use FileGetDate to determine the timestamp of a file given its handle. The return value is -1 if the handle is invalid. The FileDateToDateTime function can be used to convert the returned value to a TDateTime value.

Note: :FileGetDate uses a file handle rather than a native Delphi file variable. To obtain the timestamp of a file that has not been opened using the FileOpen or FileCreate method, use the FileAge function instead.

Note: :Under Linux, -1 is a valid timestamp. Use FileExists to verify that the file does not exist.