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Re: Program to modify file Date and Time in Windows?

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From: me
Date: Tue, 19 Sep 2006 00:59
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"Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in
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> Phred <ppnerkDELETETHIS@yahoo.com> wrote
> 
>> From time to time I need to "touch" a group of data files
>> and their derivatives so they all end up with the same
>> time stamp. 
> 
>> To date, I've been using the 15-year old FD.EXE from my
>> old version of Norton's Utilities.  It works, but it can
>> be a pain to use in deep directory structures because you
>> have to either migrate to the directory from the DOS
>> prompt, or specify the whole bloody thing on the command
>> line. It's clearly one of those cases where something like 
>> the Windows Explorer interface has the advantage over the
>> DOS CLI. 
> 
>> So, question is, what can you recommend that will
>> do this sort of job under Windows 9x and XP?
> 
> I like DateEdit v4.0, datee400.zip
> 
> It puts an extra entry in the right mouse click popup menu
> so its very easy to use. 
> 
>> It's not such a big deal that I want to spend anything
>> more than a trivial amount of money on it, at most. :)
> 
> Yeah, plenty of free ones around. 
> 

FWIW (if it's the one from home.worldonline.dk/~ninotech/)
The W9x machines might be "happier" w/ v3.0

v3.0 DATEE300.ZIP 39,872 bytes

v4.0 Download size: 113 KB
What's new in 4.0 [ quot the one-and-only ]
Support for the Visual Styles introduced in Windows XP. This 
means that the graphical user interface of Date Edit matches the 
look of Windows XP [ /quot ]

J
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