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Example
The following example compares the modification dates of two files and determines which of
the two was modified most recently:
// Make sure the specified files exist.
file1 = "file:///C|/MyApplication/MyApp.fla"
file2 = "file:///C|/MyApplication/MyApp.as"
modificationTime1 = FLfile.getModificationDate(file1)
modificationTime2 = FLfile.getModificationDate(file2)
if(modificationTime1 > modificationTime2) {
alert("File 2 is older than File 1")
}
else if(modificationTime1 < modificationTime2) {
alert("File 1 is older than File 2")
}
else {
alert("File 1 and File 2 were saved at the same time")
}
See also
FLfile.getCreationDate()
FLfile.getModificationDateObj()
Availability
Flash MX 2004 7.2.
Usage
FLfile.getModificationDateObj(fileOrFolderURI)
Parameters
fileOrFolderURI
modification date and time you want to retrieve as a JavaScript Date object.
Returns
A JavaScript Date object that represents the date and time when the specified file or folder was
last modified. If the file or folder doesn't exist, the object contains information indicating that
the file or folder was created at midnight GMT on December 31, 1969.
Description
Method; returns a JavaScript Date object that represents the date and time when the specified
file or folder was last modified.
,
FLfile.getModificationDateObj()
A string, expressed as a file:/// URI, specifying the file or folder whose
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