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Assorted NT/2000/XP/.. CMD.EXE Script Tricks
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55} How to get the creation, last modified and last access of a file?

  @echo off & setlocal enableextensions
  ::
  :: Get the file name
  if ["%~1"]==[""] (echo Usage: %~f0 FileName & goto :EOF)
  if not exist "%~f1" (echo File "%~f1" not found & goto :EOF)
  set fname_=%~f1
  ::
  :: Display the information
  for /f %%f in ('dir "%fname_%" /s /b /-c /a:-d-s-h') do echo %%~ff
  echo Created:
  for /f "skip=5 tokens=*" %%f in (
    'dir "%fname_%" /tc /-c /a:-d-s-h^|find /v "(s)"') do echo %%f
  echo Last written:
  for /f "skip=5 tokens=*" %%f in (
    'dir "%fname_%" /tw /-c /a:-d-s-h^|find /v "(s)"') do echo %%f
  echo Last accessed:
  for /f "skip=5 tokens=*" %%f in (
    'dir "%fname_%" /ta /-c /a:-d-s-h^|find /v "(s)"') do echo %%f
  endlocal & goto :EOF

Note that depending on the date/time format specified in your computer's regional settings the output may vary. The output might be something like
  D:\TEST>cmdfaq batfaq.bat
  D:\TEST\BATFAQ.BAT
  Created:
  14.11.2003  04:06               118 BATFAQ.BAT
  Last written:
  19.02.2004  13:11               118 BATFAQ.BAT
  Last accessed:
  21.02.2004  16:52               118 BATFAQ.BAT

Depending on what exactly we want, the above solution is not necessarily satisfactory. The VBS assisted solution below put the information first into accessible environment variables. Furthermore, it includes the seconds in the file time stamp.
  @echo off & setlocal enableextensions
  ::
  :: Get the file name
  if ["%~1"]==[""] (echo Usage: %~f0 FileName & goto :EOF)
  if not exist "%~f1" (echo File "%~f1" not found & goto :EOF)
  set fname_=%~f1
  ::
  :: Build a Visual Basic Script
  set skip=
  set vbs_=%temp%\tmp$$$.vbs
  findstr "'%skip%VBS" "%~f0" > "%vbs_%"
  ::
  :: Run the Visual Basic Script
  cscript //nologo "%vbs_%"
  ::
  :: Call the command line script wchich the script host built
  call tmp$$$.cmd
  ::
  :: Clean up
  for %%f in ("%vbs_%" tmp$$$.cmd) do if exist %%f del %%f
  ::
  :: Demonstrate the result
  echo %fname_%
  echo Size: %~z1 bytes
  echo Created: %fdc%
  echo Last modified: %flm%
  echo Last accessed: %fla%
  ::
  endlocal & goto :EOF
  '
  '................................................................
  'The Visual Basic Script
  '
  Const ForReading = 1, ForWriting = 2, ForAppending = 8 'VBS
  Dim FileName, FSO, fin, fout 'VBS
  Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.shell") 'VBS
  Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") 'VBS
  '
  FileName=WshShell.ExpandEnvironmentStrings("%fname_%") 'VBS
  Set fin = FSO.GetFile(FileName) 'VBS
  '
  Set fout = FSO.OpenTextFile("tmp$$$.cmd", ForWriting, true) 'VBS
  fout.WriteLine "@set fdc=" & fin.DateCreated 'VBS
  fout.WriteLine "@set flm=" & fin.DateLastModified 'VBS
  fout.WriteLine "@set fla=" & fin.DateLastAccessed 'VBS
  fout.Close 'VBS

The output might be something like
  D:\TEST>cmdfaq batfaq.bat
  D:\TEST\BATFAQ.BAT
  Size:          118 bytes
  Created:       14.11.2003 04:06:54
  Last modified: 19.02.2004 13:11:32
  Last accessed: 21.02.2004 16:52:49

Incidentally, would you have wanted the file size via the VBS script then e.g.
  fout.WriteLine "@set fsz=" & fin.size 'VBS

The same VBS could be written slightly differently as:
  @echo off & setlocal enableextensions
  ::
  :: Get the file name
  if ["%~1"]==[""] (echo Usage: %~f0 FileName & goto :EOF)
  if not exist "%~f1" (echo File "%~f1" not found & goto :EOF)
  set fname_=%~f1
  ::
  :: Build a Visual Basic Script
  set skip=
  set vbs_=%temp%\tmp$$$.vbs
  findstr "'%skip%VBS" "%~f0" > "%vbs_%"
  ::
  :: Run the Visual Basic Script
  for /f "tokens=1-6 delims= " %%a in ('
    cscript //nologo "%vbs_%" "%fname_%"') do (
      set fdc=%%a %%b
      set flm=%%c %%d
      set fla=%%e %%f
      )
  ::
  :: Clean up
  for %%f in ("%vbs_%") do if exist %%f del %%f
  ::
  :: Demonstrate the result
  echo %fname_%
  echo Created: %fdc%
  echo Last modified: %flm%
  echo Last accessed: %fla%
  ::
  endlocal & goto :EOF
  '
  '................................................................
  'The Visual Basic Script
  '
  Const ForReading = 1, ForWriting = 2, ForAppending = 8 'VBS
  Dim arg, FileName, FSO, f 'VBS
  Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.shell") 'VBS
  Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") 'VBS
  '
  Set arg = WScript.Arguments 'VBS
  FileName = arg(0) 'VBS
  Set f = FSO.GetFile(FileName) 'VBS
  '
  Wscript.Echo f.DateCreated & " " & f.DateLastModified & " " & f.DateLastAccessed 'VBS

The output might be something like
  C:\_M>C:\_D\TEST\CMDFAQ.CMD "C:\_D\TEST\My test file.txt"
  C:\_D\TEST\My test file.txt
  Created: 07.05.2008 17:20:59
  Last modified: 23.06.2008 11:03:57
  Last accessed: 06.07.2008 19:04:43
Most often one is after the "Last modified" information.

Now what if one wants the last modified date and time elements separately into environment variables?
  @echo off & setlocal enableextensions
  ::
  :: Get the file name
  if ["%~1"]==[""] (echo Usage: %~f0 FileName & goto :EOF)
  if not exist "%~f1" (echo File "%~f1" not found & goto :EOF)
  set fname_=%~f1
  ::
  :: Build a Visual Basic Script
  set skip=
  set vbs_=%temp%\tmp$$$.vbs
  findstr "'%skip%VBS" "%~f0" > "%vbs_%"
  ::
  :: Run the Visual Basic Script
  for /f "tokens=1-6 delims= " %%a in ('
    cscript //nologo "%vbs_%" "%fname_%"') do (
      set yyyy_=%%a
      set mm_=%%b
      set dd_=%%c
      set hh_=%%d
      set mn_=%%e
      set ss_=%%f
      )
  ::
  :: Clean up
  for %%f in ("%vbs_%") do if exist %%f del %%f
  ::
  :: Demonstrate the result
  echo %fname_%
  echo yyyy_=%yyyy_%
  echo mm_=%mm_%
  echo dd_=%dd_%
  echo hh_=%hh_%
  echo mn_=%mn_%
  echo ss_=%ss_%
  ::
  endlocal & goto :EOF
  '
  '................................................................
  'The Visual Basic Script
  '
  Const ForReading = 1, ForWriting = 2, ForAppending = 8 'VBS
  Dim arg, FileName, FSO, f, d, s 'VBS
  Set WshShell = WScript.CreateObject("WScript.shell") 'VBS
  Set FSO = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject") 'VBS
  '
  Set arg = WScript.Arguments 'VBS
  FileName = arg(0) 'VBS
  Set f = FSO.GetFile(FileName) 'VBS
  '
  d = f.DateLastModified 'VBS
  s = Year(d) 'VBS
  s = s & " " & Z2(Month(d)) 'VBS
  s = s & " " & Z2(Day(d)) 'VBS
  s = s & " " & Z2(Hour(d)) 'VBS
  s = s & " " & Z2(Minute(d)) 'VBS
  s = s & " " & Z2(Second(d)) 'VBS
  Wscript.Echo s 'VBS
  '
  Function Z2(x) 'VBS
    Z2 = Right("0" & x, 2) 'VBS
  End Function 'VBS

The output might be something like
  C:\_M>C:\_D\TEST\CMDFAQ.CMD "C:\_D\TEST\My test file.txt"
  C:\_D\TEST\My test file.txt
  yyyy_=2008
  mm_=06
  dd_=23
  hh_=11
  mn_=03
  ss_=57

Since all the ingredients are there one now has the tools for questions like e.g. "How does one plug files' modified date/time into a set of file names?" See Item #178.

Also see
  FILEINFO.CMD "CMD shell for FILEINFO.VBS"
  FILEINFO.VBS "FileInfo Visual Basic Script"

References/Comments: (If a Google message link fails try the links within the brackets.)
  Google Groups Feb 24 2004, 9:36 pm [M]
  Google Groups 14 Jul 2008 17:14:09 +0000 [M]

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