File date

Hi rebols, How can I change the name of a file without changing its date? Louis

in unix % cp -p foo bar will make an exact copy of foo including its date with the name bar I don't know of another way (hmmm. resetting your system clock?) On Fri, 25 Oct 2002, Louis A. Turk wrote:

Hi Louis, the following (non tested) code should do the trick: old_modes: get-modes %oldfile.txt [creation-date modification-date] rename %newfile.txt %oldfile.txt set-modes %newfile.txt old_modes see http://www.rebol.com/docs/core25.html for more info on modes. Brgds /Micael -----Ursprungligt meddelande----- Fr=E5n: Louis A. Turk [mailto:[louisaturk--coxinet--net]] Skickat: den 25 oktober 2002 08:31 Till: [rebol-list--rebol--com] =C4mne: [REBOL] File date Hi rebols, How can I change the name of a file without changing its date? Louis

Micael, Your solution works beautifully. Many thanks! Thanks also to Tom, although I am using w2k not Linux, so couldn't use his solution. Louis At 09:52 AM 10/25/2002 +0200, you wrote:

REBOL [ Title: "change-name-not-date" Date: 25-Oct-2002 Name: 'change Version: 1.1.0 ; majorv.minorv.status ; status: 0 = unfinished; 1 = testing; 2 = stable File: %change.r Author: "Louis A. Turk" Purpose: {Change the name of a file without changing its creation date or other dates.} Comment: {Thanks to Gullmes Micael for showing me how to do this.} History: [ 1.1.0 [25-Oct-2002 {} "lat"] ] Example: {Run the program; answer the questions.} ] forever [ print "^/This utility renames a file without changing its date.^/^/" old-name: to-file ask "File to change: " new-name: to-file ask "New name : " old_modes: get-modes old-name [creation-date modification-date] rename old-name new-name set-modes new-name old_modes ]