Re: Set File Creation date
Re: Set File Creation date
- Subject: Re: Set File Creation date
- From: Doug McNutt <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 18 Dec 2004 09:08:39 -0700
At 10:56 +0100 12/18/04, Axel Luttgens wrote:
>So, if you have installed the Developer Tools, you may use their "SetFile" command.
There is also Apple's MPW, now a free download for the classic OS only, which offers the original setfile command. MPW has its own scripting language, its own commands, but you can execute a simple AppleScript "tell" to run a prepared text file as a script.
help setfile
SetFile # set file/folder attributes
SetFile [option] file/folder
-a attributes # attributes (lowercase = 0, uppercase = 1)*
-c creator # file creator
-comments text # put "text" in the "Get Info" comments field
-d date # creation date (mm/dd/[yy]yy [hh:mm[:ss] [AM | PM]])*
-l h,v # ICON location (horizontal,vertical)*
-m date # modification date (mm/dd/[yy]yy [hh:mm[:ss] [AM | PM]])*
-noResolve # don't resolve aliases on the input file path
-t type # file type
Note: Period (.) represents the current date and time.
Note: [yy]yy < 100 assumes 20th century, e.g. 19yy
Note: The following attributes may be used with the -a option:
A Alias file
V Invisible*
B Bundle
S System (name locked)
T Stationary
C Custom icon*
L Locked
I Inited*
N No INIT resources
M Shared (can run multiple times)
W Always switch launch (if possible)
D Desktop*
Note: Options/attributes marked with an asterisk (*) are allowed with folders
At 23:25 -0800 12/17/04, Paul Berkowitz wrote:
>You can use 'read' to read the file, (and then) write the result to a new file opened
>for access,
That will not copy the resource fork which you may well need it if you're doing things like this:
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At 16:10 +0100 12/18/04, Gmeiner wrote:
>I am desperately trying to recover all sorts of old files created with Appleworks under PRODOS on Apple IIe til Apple gs, which I saved on 3.5 diskettes.
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Applescript syntax is like English spelling:
Roughly, but not thoroughly, thought through.
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