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Number   :  7423
Date     :  2004-03-13
Author   :  nv1z@a...
Subject  :  Re: Clone changes date of folders
Size(KB) :  1


In a message dated 3/12/2004 6:35:02 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
john041650@y... writes:
Q17: Is there a way to backup a directory and keep the time-stamp of
the source directory (and those of the subdirectories) so that
when I restore the directory later, the time-stamps will exhibit
the original directory-creation time?

A17: If you run XXCOPY under NT/2000/XP, newly created directories in
the destinaion will get the same timestamp. But, under Win9x/ME,
unfortunately no. As far as we know, there is no File I/O API
in the Win9x programming (or in DOS for that matter) which allows
a program (such as XXCOPY) to set or modify the time value for
a directory. We feel it is a serious omission of in the Win32
implementation. The only ways to achieve the objective are to 
use
some programming tricks. But, possible side effects and risk of
compromising the system integrity is too great. It is a serious
omission in API functionality when Microsoft implemented Win32
for the Win9x/ME environment. 
This is interesting. I am running Windows ME on a Compaq Notebook computer. 
I back up my internal HD to an external USB HD using XXCOPY with the /clone 
switch. All the directories on the external HD have retained their original 
creation dates, despite the fact I have written updated files into many of them.

Richard Kahn, NV1Z

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