Re: Preserving file creation dates on [copyfile]

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2007


It keeps the original formatting.
numero = 68420
interpreted = N
texte = Use [shell] and rsync? -- Jesse Proudman, Blue Box Group, LLC On Feb 5, 2007, at 1:31 PM, WJ Starck wrote: > Hello- > > I need to preserve file creation dates when using [copyfile] (or > [movefile] for that matter). > > I am moving about 10,000 image files in .TIF format from our > Windows 2003 (non WebCat) server with rsync to our OS X WebCat > server for processing. The file creation dates stay intact on this > move. > > On the OS X server, I have a WebCat template that changes the > filename from one string to another, and then I copy all of these > images to another folder on the OS X box using [copyfile] to change > the images names. > > Problem is, I have to preserve the original creation dates for > these converted files. When I use [copyfile], though, the file > creation dates are changed to today's date. > > Any suggestions/ideas appreciated in advance... ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

    
  1. [FIXED] Re: Preserving file creation dates on [copyfile] ( WJ Starck 2007)
  2. Re: Preserving file creation dates on [copyfile] ( Jesse Proudman 2007)
  3. Re: Preserving file creation dates on [copyfile] ( Jesse Proudman 2007)
  4. Re: Preserving file creation dates on [copyfile] ( WJ Starck 2007)
  5. Re: Preserving file creation dates on [copyfile] ( Marko Bernyk 2007)
  6. Re: Preserving file creation dates on [copyfile] ( Jesse Proudman 2007)
  7. Preserving file creation dates on [copyfile] ( WJ Starck 2007)
Use [shell] and rsync? -- Jesse Proudman, Blue Box Group, LLC On Feb 5, 2007, at 1:31 PM, WJ Starck wrote: > Hello- > > I need to preserve file creation dates when using [copyfile] (or > [movefile] for that matter). > > I am moving about 10,000 image files in .TIF format from our > Windows 2003 (non WebCat) server with rsync to our OS X WebCat > server for processing. The file creation dates stay intact on this > move. > > On the OS X server, I have a WebCat template that changes the > filename from one string to another, and then I copy all of these > images to another folder on the OS X box using [copyfile] to change > the images names. > > Problem is, I have to preserve the original creation dates for > these converted files. When I use [copyfile], though, the file > creation dates are changed to today's date. > > Any suggestions/ideas appreciated in advance... ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://webdna.smithmicro.com/ Jesse Proudman

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