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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 28 and the corresponding MCMD27 disk
- on Future Magazine 3
The source code is available on Robbert Wethmar's GitHub repository.
Command
Effect
Modifies the date of a specified file.
Note: Under MSX-DOS 2 / Nextor, this tool can only modify the date of the files that are in the same folder.
Syntax
FDATE <Device>:<Filename> <NewDate>
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 date. 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.
<NewDate> needs to be entered in the format DD:MM:YY, even if the displayed format is different. If you use 0:0:0, the date will be deleted without replacement, and the time for this file will no more be displayed.
Example
A>FDATE TESTFILE.BAS 05:11:54
Related to
Environment
- MSX1 and higher
- MSX-DOS 1 / MSX-DOS 2 / Nextor