Function Reference


_Date_Time_CompareFileTime

Compares two file times

 #include <Date.au3>
_Date_Time_CompareFileTime ( $pFileTime1, $pFileTime2 )

Parameters

$pFileTime1 Pointer to first $tagFILETIME structure
$pFileTime2 Pointer to second $tagFILETIME structure

Return Value

Returns one of the following values:
    -1 - First file time is earlier than second file time
    0 - First file time is equal to second file time
    1 - First file time is later than second file time

Remarks

None.

Related

$tagFILETIME()

Example

#include <Date.au3>
#include <GUIConstantsEx.au3>
#include <WindowsConstants.au3>

Global $g_idMemo

Example()

Func Example()
    Local $pFileTime1, $tFileTime1, $pFileTime2, $tFileTime2

    ; Create GUI
    GUICreate("Time", 400, 300)
    $g_idMemo = GUICtrlCreateEdit("", 2, 2, 396, 296, $WS_VSCROLL)
    GUICtrlSetFont($g_idMemo, 9, 400, 0, "Courier New")
    GUISetState(@SW_SHOW)

    ; Compare FAT Dates/Times
    $tFileTime1 = _Date_Time_DOSDateTimeToFileTime(0x3621, 0x11EF) ; 01/01/2007 02:15:30
    $tFileTime2 = _Date_Time_DOSDateTimeToFileTime(0x379F, 0x944A) ; 12/31/2007 18:34:20
    $pFileTime1 = DllStructGetPtr($tFileTime1)
    $pFileTime2 = DllStructGetPtr($tFileTime2)

    MemoWrite("Result 1: " & _Date_Time_CompareFileTime($pFileTime1, $pFileTime2))
    MemoWrite("Result 2: " & _Date_Time_CompareFileTime($pFileTime1, $pFileTime1))
    MemoWrite("Result 3: " & _Date_Time_CompareFileTime($pFileTime2, $pFileTime1))

    ; Loop until the user exits.
    Do
    Until GUIGetMsg() = $GUI_EVENT_CLOSE
EndFunc   ;==>Example

; Write a line to the memo control
Func MemoWrite($sMessage)
    GUICtrlSetData($g_idMemo, $sMessage & @CRLF, 1)
EndFunc   ;==>MemoWrite