Re: [LIP] FAT File System creation time issue by changing timezone
Arun Sharma <[email protected]>
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On Fri, Nov 07, 2003 at 09:37:06AM +0530, Gurlal Brar wrote: > Hi All, > I need creation time of File in UTC , but FAT returns the localtime. > This is easy to convert localtime into UTC. > Is there any API by which i can know that the target file resides on which > file system (FAT,EFS,NTFS etc). i need the apis for all operating systems > i.e Linux,Windows,Solaris etc. Traditionally, UNIX stores only the last modified time, not the file creation time. So you may not be able to get the file creation time on Linux. This may change with the introduction of extended file attributes in 2.6. -Arun ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email sponsored by: ApacheCon 2003, 16-19 November in Las Vegas. Learn firsthand the latest developments in Apache, PHP, Perl, XML, Java, MySQL, WebDAV, and more! http://www.apachecon.com/