FileSetTime can't set filetime

[anonymous]

FileSetTime can't set filetime of a file. It seems that AutoIt can't find the file when located in a subdirectory.

It is an issue of the beta version. In AutoIt v3.3.0.0 everything
works fine.

Script used for testing:

$sFilename="C:\Test\file.zip"
If FileExists($sFilename) Then 
  MsgBox(4096, "Test", FileGetTime($sFilename, 1, 1))
  MsgBox(4096, "Test", FileSetTime($sFilename, "20031101", 0, 0))
endif
$sFilename="C:\Test\NextLevel\file.zip"
If FileExists($sFilename) Then 
  MsgBox(4096, "Test", FileGetTime($sFilename, 1, 1))
  MsgBox(4096, "Test", FileSetTime($sFilename, "20031101", 0, 0))
endif

Results: correct Timestamp, 1, correct Timestamp, 0
Comment: same file, same attributes

See similar forumpost:
​http://www.autoitscript.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=101917&st=0&p=724083&hl=FileSetTime&fromsearch=1&#entry724083

[J-Paul Mesnage]

That's working fine under my Vista/SP1 system

[anonymous]

Replying to Jpm:

That's working fine under my Vista/SP1 system

I'm working on XP/SP3. Times of File "C:\Test\NextLevel\file.zip" ist not changed and FileSetTime returns "0".

[Valik]

I can confirm the behavior on Windows XP SP3 with the following script:

Local Const $sRootDir = "C:\Test"
Local Const $sFile1 = $sRootDir & "\file.zip"
Local Const $sFile2 = $sRootDir & "\NextLevel\file.zip"
Local Const $sTime = "200311010000"

If Not TouchFile($sFile1) Then Exit -1
If Not TouchFile($sFile2) Then Exit -2

SetTime($sFile1, $sTime)
SetTime($sFile2, $sTime)

DirRemove($sRootDir, True)

Func TouchFile($sFile)
	Local $hFile = FileOpen($sFile, 10)
	If $hFile = -1 Then
		ConsoleWrite("Unable to open file: " & $sFile)
		Return False
	EndIf
	FileWrite($hFile, "Delete this file if present.")
	FileClose($hFile)
	Return True
EndFunc	; TouchFile()

Func SetTime($sFile, $sTime)
	ConsoleWrite("Time for: " & $sFile & @CRLF)
	Local $sResult = FileGetTime($sFile, 0, 1)
	ConsoleWrite(@TAB & "Before: " & $sResult & " (" & @error & ")" & @CRLF)
	ConsoleWrite(@TAB & " Result: " & FileSetTime($sFile, $sTime, 0, 0) & @CRLF)
	$sResult = FileGetTime($sFile, 0, 1)
	ConsoleWrite(@TAB & "After: " & $sResult & " (" & @error & ")" & @CRLF)
EndFunc	; SetTime()

[J-Paul Mesnage]

I can reconfirm that's working under Vista/SP1 !!!

[J-Paul Mesnage]

running under XP/SP2 under vmware is OK too

>Running:(3.3.0.0):C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\autoit3.exe "C:\Users\Jpm\Desktop\#1183 FilesetTime subdir.au3"    
Time for: C:\Test\file.zip
	Before: 20090920105937 (0)
	 Result: 1
	After: 20031101000037 (0)
Time for: C:\Test\NextLevel\file.zip
	Before: 20090920105937 (0)
	 Result: 1
	After: 20031101000037 (0)
+>10:59:38 AutoIT3.exe ended.rc:0

[Jos]

Replying to Jpm:

>Running:(3.3.0.0):C:\Program Files\AutoIt3\autoit3.exe "C:\Users\Jpm\Desktop\#1183 FilesetTime subdir.au3"    

JP, Have you also tried with the Latest Beta because the OP stated that 3.3.0.0 was not showing the issue?
For me it works fine with 3.3.0.0 and fails with 3.3.1.1 on the second datechange.

Jos

[J-Paul Mesnage]

Jos,
True I was checking only under 3.3.0.0.
But for what I don't understand the tentative 3.3.1.2 is working OK.

[Valik]

Revision [4778] probably fixed it. Just a guess, though. However, the function is still broken and I think the design is not very good. If there is a problem when recursively setting the time for a directory, there are two ways it can fail that do not restore the original working directory. I saw this looking at the code to see if this problem was fixed. To this end I've created #1187.

I'm closing this ticket since it is fixed.