Subj : FGET_TIME
To : Ace
From : bgdsr
Date : Sat Feb 16 2002 06:33 am
RE: FGET_TIME
BY: Ace to DIGITAL MAN on Sat Feb 16 2002 12:49 pm
> > > I can't get this...! (DAMN!) The above makes sense to me but
> > > GET_FILE_TIME <int_var> <str_var> doesn't, and seems opposite of what
> > > need. How do I get "e:\sbbs\xtrn\news.txt" into <str_var> to use in
> > > this function, and then that date/time into my newsdate string?
>
> DM>str fname
> >int ftime
> >str newsdate
> >set fname "e:/sbbs/xtrn/news.txt"
> >get_file_time ftime fname
> >time_str newsdate ftime
>
>
> DM>That should work. What did you try?
>
> Holy crap! What genius decided to use /'s instead of normal \'s ?? No
> wonder I've had such a hard time...! Why is this and how long has it
> been a secret? (prg works great now btw, thanks! :)
>
> (PS. I was also using SETSTR instead of SET)
>
Have you ever heard off UNIX? as for the / verses \
lol
