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get/set file creation, last access or write date-time

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Published: 25. October 2011 | Updated: 26. October 2011
License: Microsoft Public License (MS-PL)
Categories: File system » Files
Tags: C# DateTime Windows

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Import namespace

using System.IO;

Code

string path = @"C:\Folder\test.txt";
DateTime dateTime = DateTime.Now;

File.SetCreationTime(path, dateTime);
DateTime creationTime = File.GetCreationTime(path);

File.SetLastAccessTime(path, dateTime);
DateTime lastAccessTime = File.GetLastAccessTime(path);

File.SetLastWriteTime(path, dateTime);
DateTime lastWriteTime = File.GetLastWriteTime(path);