Question

How to modify a file date in VB.NET

Answer 1

Imports System.IO

Module Module1

    Sub Main()

        Try

            Dim file As New IO.FileInfo("d:\\data.txt")

            Console.WriteLine(file.LastWriteTime())

            Dim d As DateTime = file.LastWriteTime

            file.LastWriteTime = New DateTime(1999, 12, 31, d.Hour, d.Minute, d.Second)

            Console.WriteLine(file.LastWriteTime())

        Catch ex As Exception

            Console.WriteLine(ex.Message)

        End Try

    End Sub

    'run:
    ' 
    '2/18/1610 3:40:05 AM
    '12/31/1999 3:40:05 AM

End Module

 

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