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Description
It's a MSX-DOS 1 tool created by Robbert Wethmar. You can find it
- in MSX MS-DOS Computer Magazine 29 and the corresponding MCMD28 disk
- on Future Magazine 3
The source code is available on Robbert Wethmar's GitHub repository.
Command
Effect
Modifies the time of a specified file.
Note: Under MSX-DOS 2 / Nextor, this tool can only modify the time of the files that are in the same folder.
Syntax
FDATE <Device>:<Filename> <NewTime>
Parameters
<Device> is the name for used device. It can only be a disk drive.
If you don't specify the drive, the computer will use the currently active drive (by default, it's drive A:)
| Device type | Device name | Remark |
|---|---|---|
| Disk drive | A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H | A floppy disk interface can control until 2 drives. |
<Filename> is the file name whose you want to modify the time. Wildcards can replace some characters in file name to handle several files and/or folders. The asterisk (*) and question mark (?) are used as wildcard characters. The asterisk matches any sequence of characters, whereas the question mark matches any single character.
<NewTime> needs to be entered in the format HH:MM:SS possibly followed by p or P. If you use 0:0:0, the time will be deleted without replacement.
Example
A>FTIME TESTFILE.BAS 22:35:40
Related to
Environment
- MSX1 and higher
- MSX-DOS 1 / MSX-DOS 2 / Nextor