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Bruno Lovatti wrote...

> i need to send files through a tcp or ftp connection, no problem.
> but i have a lot of files in the source folder, so i'd like to send
> only the files changed since the last send.
> i know how to this using the date+time of the file and keeping a
> database to compare the dates the next time.
> but i think it's possible by removing the archive bit from the file
> and checking it in the next time. is it possible?

You can use FindFirst and FindNext and check for faArchive.
After copy/transfer you can clear the archive bit by using...

function ClearArchiveAttrib(const Filename: string): Integer;
var
  Attributes: Word;
begin
  Attributes := FileGetAttr(Filename);
  Result := FileSetAttr(Filename, (Attributes and not faArchive));
end;

> is it secure? windows or another program will always set this archive
> bit when change the file?

AFAIK this is _always_ done by the OS.
This will not work of course if you're using other software which
is also using/resetting the archive bits like (most?) backup software.

-- 
Pieter