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Number   :  4487
Date     :  2003-04-30
Author   :  CBFalconer
Subject  :  Re: OT modified date
Size(KB) :  1


meirman@e... wrote:
> 
> OT sort of, but we've talked about it before.
> 
> I notice that my copy of point32.dll has a creation date of
> 12/22/01 but a modification date of 3/23/98. That's an
> impressive feat, and if you can't explain it, I may take it up
> with a theologian.
> 
> Hmmmm. Checking my original copy of the same file, I see that
> in that case the modification date is also 3/23/98, and now I
> realize that 12/22/01 is the date that I copied my original
> copy to another partition (with a letter closer to the start
> of the alphabet, which was listed higher in my search results). 
> This is another reason it is better to list modification date
> when only one date is listed.
> 
> So I guess I answered my question and we don't need to see the
> theologian, but it's a very interesting answer, and to know
> that the modification date can be earlier than the creation
> date!

That is often useful. I normally redate zip files (with zip -o)
after downloading, so the date shows its age. However the
creation date still shows when it was downloaded.

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