Change File Date or Time

[OldGeek]

Does RoboTask have any way to change a file's date and or time (Modified and Created)? Thanks in advance

[Oleg]

Look at the File Date and Time action. It can set specified date-time of file or folder (file modified date-time)

[OldGeek]

I need a method to change the CREATED date/time. The only thing I could find was to change the MODIFIED date/time.
Below is my script

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;*****************************
;* RoboTask Task file
;* Do not edit in text editor!
;*****************************
 
[Root]
ActionAfterRun=INTEGER|0
Actions=FOLDER
Automat=INTEGER|-1
CatID=INTEGER|1332952927
Comment=STRINGLIST
ContinueOnError=INTEGER|2
DisableOnError=INTEGER|0
DoNotStopWhenShutdown=INTEGER|0
ExternalName=STRING|"Task22"
Hide=INTEGER|0
ID=INTEGER|-1403238825
LogOnAsUser=INTEGER|1
Name=STRING|"Fix Recall File Dates"
OnErrorTaskID=INTEGER|1879502808
Priority=INTEGER|3
RunOnClose=INTEGER|0
RunOnStartup=INTEGER|0
StepPause=INTEGER|0
ToLog=INTEGER|1
UnicodeFormat=INTEGER|1
WriteGeneralLog=INTEGER|0

[Actions]
Action1=FOLDER
Action10=FOLDER
Action11=FOLDER
Action12=FOLDER
Action13=FOLDER
Action14=FOLDER
Action15=FOLDER
Action16=FOLDER
Action17=FOLDER
Action18=FOLDER
Action19=FOLDER
Action2=FOLDER
Action20=FOLDER
Action3=FOLDER
Action4=FOLDER
Action5=FOLDER
Action6=FOLDER
Action7=FOLDER
Action8=FOLDER
Action9=FOLDER

[Actions\Action1]
ActionID=STRING|"A_ROBOTASK_LOG"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Log Message"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action1\Params]
message=STRING|"====== [Start Task:] Fix Recall File Dates"
type=STRING|"3"

[Actions\Action10]
ActionID=STRING|"A_VARIABLES_SET"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Set variable ""TempCreatedDateTime"" with value ""{FileCreateTime({CurrentFileName})}"""
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action10\Params]
_rt_variables_produced=STRING|"TempCreatedDateTime"
expand=STRING|"0"
linecount=STRING|"1"
varname=STRING|"TempCreatedDateTime"
varvalue=STRING|"{FileCreateTime({CurrentFileName})}"

[Actions\Action11]
ActionID=STRING|"A_ROBOTASK_LOG"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Log Message"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action11\Params]
message=STRING|"Temp Created Date Time [Before STR Update]: {TempCreatedDateTime}"
type=STRING|"3"

[Actions\Action12]
ActionID=STRING|"A_STR_REPLACE"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"STR Replace"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action12\Params]
_rt_variables_produced=STRING|"TempCreatedDateTime"
case=STRING|"0"
mode=STRING|"2"
replacement=STRING|":00"
source=STRING|"{TempCreatedDateTime}"
substring=STRING|":01"
variable=STRING|"TempCreatedDateTime"

[Actions\Action13]
ActionID=STRING|"A_STR_REPLACE"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"STR Replace"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action13\Params]
_rt_variables_produced=STRING|"TempCreatedDateTime"
case=STRING|"0"
mode=STRING|"2"
replacement=STRING|":00"
source=STRING|"{TempCreatedDateTime}"
substring=STRING|":02"
variable=STRING|"TempCreatedDateTime"

[Actions\Action14]
ActionID=STRING|"A_ROBOTASK_LOG"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Log Message"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action14\Params]
message=STRING|"Temp Created Date Time [After STR Update]: {TempCreatedDateTime}"
type=STRING|"3"

[Actions\Action15]
ActionID=STRING|"A_FILE_DATETIME"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"File Date and Time"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action15\Params]
datetime=STRING|"{TempCreatedDateTime}"
files=STRING|"{CurrentFileName}"
processfiles=STRING|"1"
processfolders=STRING|"0"
withsubfolders=STRING|"0"

[Actions\Action16]
ActionID=STRING|"A_ROBOTASK_LOG"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Log Message"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action16\Params]
message=STRING|"Updated Current File Created Date Time: {FileCreateTime({CurrentFileName})}"
type=STRING|"3"

[Actions\Action17]
ActionID=STRING|"A_FILE_ATTRIBUTES"
Enabled=INTEGER|0
Name=STRING|"Change attributes of file ""{FileName}"""
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action17\Params]
archive=STRING|"0"
filename=STRING|"{FileName}"
hidden=STRING|"0"
readonly=STRING|"0"
system=STRING|"0"

[Actions\Action18]
ActionID=STRING|"A_ROBOTASK_LOG"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Log Message"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action18\Params]
message=STRING|" "
type=STRING|"3"

[Actions\Action19]
ActionID=STRING|"A_LOOP_END"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"End Loop"

[Actions\Action2]
ActionID=STRING|"A_VARIABLES_CREATE"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Create local variable ""CurrentFileName"" with value """""
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action2\Params]
_rt_variables_produced=STRING|"CurrentFileName"
expand=STRING|"0"
linecount=STRING|"0"
varkind=STRING|"1"
varname=STRING|"CurrentFileName"

[Actions\Action20]
ActionID=STRING|"A_ROBOTASK_LOG"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Log Message"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action20\Params]
message=STRING|"====== [End Task:] Fix Recall File Dates"
type=STRING|"3"

[Actions\Action3]
ActionID=STRING|"A_VARIABLES_CREATE"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Create local variable ""CurrentFileCreatedDateTime"" with value """""
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action3\Params]
_rt_variables_produced=STRING|"CurrentFileCreatedDateTime"
expand=STRING|"0"
linecount=STRING|"0"
varkind=STRING|"1"
varname=STRING|"CurrentFileCreatedDateTime"

[Actions\Action4]
ActionID=STRING|"A_VARIABLES_CREATE"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Create local variable ""CurrentFileModifiedDateTime"" with value """""
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action4\Params]
_rt_variables_produced=STRING|"CurrentFileModifiedDateTime"
expand=STRING|"0"
linecount=STRING|"0"
varkind=STRING|"1"
varname=STRING|"CurrentFileModifiedDateTime"

[Actions\Action5]
ActionID=STRING|"A_VARIABLES_CREATE"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Create local variable ""TempCreatedDateTime"" with value """""
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action5\Params]
_rt_variables_produced=STRING|"TempCreatedDateTime"
expand=STRING|"0"
linecount=STRING|"0"
varkind=STRING|"1"
varname=STRING|"TempCreatedDateTime"

[Actions\Action6]
ActionID=STRING|"A_VARIABLES_CREATE"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Create local variable ""TempModifiedDateTime"" with value """""
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action6\Params]
_rt_variables_produced=STRING|"TempModifiedDateTime"
expand=STRING|"0"
linecount=STRING|"0"
varkind=STRING|"1"
varname=STRING|"TempModifiedDateTime"

[Actions\Action7]
ActionID=STRING|"A_LOOP_FILE"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"File Loop"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action7\Params]
_rt_variables_produced=STRING|"CurrentFileName"
createmode=STRING|"7"
createormodified=STRING|"1"
date1=STRING|"20240710"
date2=STRING|"20240710"
destvar=STRING|"CurrentFileName"
DuringDays=STRING|"1"
DuringHours=STRING|"1"
DuringMinutes=STRING|"11"
DuringMonths=STRING|"1"
file0=STRING|"C:\Users\redwa\Pictures\Recall\*.jpg"
filecount=STRING|"1"
OlderDays=STRING|"1"
OlderHours=STRING|"1"
OlderMinutes=STRING|"1"
OlderMonths=STRING|"1"
savesize=STRING|"0"
searchkind=STRING|"0"
sort=STRING|"1"
sortby=STRING|"1"
sortorder=STRING|"1"
subdirs=STRING|"0"
timesize=STRING|"0"
timevar=STRING|"CurrentFileModifiedDateTime"
WithoutPath=STRING|"0"

[Actions\Action8]
ActionID=STRING|"A_ROBOTASK_LOG"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Log Message"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action8\Params]
message=STRING|"Current File Name: {CurrentFileName}"
type=STRING|"3"

[Actions\Action9]
ActionID=STRING|"A_ROBOTASK_LOG"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Log Message"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action9\Params]
message=STRING|"Current File Created Date Time: {FileCreateTime({CurrentFileName})}"
type=STRING|"3"

[Oleg]

There is no native function of RoboTask. I wrote this into our ToDo
But you can use powershell script. For example:

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(Get-Item  "D:\systemp\test.txt").CreationTime = '2024-11-13 06:00:00'

It can get universal format of date-time: YYYY-MM-DD hh:nn:ss

You can use also american date-time format: MM/DD/YYYY hh:nn:ss

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(Get-Item  "D:\systemp\test.txt").CreationTime = '11/13/2024 06:00:00'

Read here information about all properties of file object

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TypeName: System.IO.FileInfo

Name              MemberType Definition
----              ---------- ----------
Attributes        Property   System.IO.FileAttributes Attributes {get;set;}
CreationTime      Property   System.DateTime CreationTime {get;set;}
CreationTimeUtc   Property   System.DateTime CreationTimeUtc {get;set;}
Directory         Property   System.IO.DirectoryInfo Directory {get;}
DirectoryName     Property   System.String DirectoryName {get;}
Exists            Property   System.Boolean Exists {get;}
Extension         Property   System.String Extension {get;}
FullName          Property   System.String FullName {get;}
IsReadOnly        Property   System.Boolean IsReadOnly {get;set;}
LastAccessTime    Property   System.DateTime LastAccessTime {get;set;}
LastAccessTimeUtc Property   System.DateTime LastAccessTimeUtc {get;set;}
LastWriteTime     Property   System.DateTime LastWriteTime {get;set;}
LastWriteTimeUtc  Property   System.DateTime LastWriteTimeUtc {get;set;}
Length            Property   System.Int64 Length {get;}
Name              Property   System.String Name {get;}

[OldGeek]

For the script I'm working on I only need to set the SECONDS to 00. Thanks for adding it to your ToDo list

This is the output when I tried the Powershell thing you suggested

7/15/2024 4:42:44 PM: Temp Created Date Time [Before STR Update]: 7/15/2024 4:35:01 PM
7/15/2024 4:42:44 PM: Temp Created Date Time [After STR Update]: 7/15/2024 4:35:00 PM
7/15/2024 4:42:44 PM: [STDOUT] Set-Item : Provider operation stopped because the provider does not support this operation.
7/15/2024 4:42:44 PM: [STDOUT] At C:\Users\redwa\AppData\Local\Temp\qw3n7NHbwTVrxLpMMm5V76PhLPHD7hsy.ps1:1 char:2
7/15/2024 4:42:44 PM: [STDOUT] + (Set-Item "{FileName}").CreationTime = '{TempCreatedDateTime}'
7/15/2024 4:42:44 PM: [STDOUT] + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7/15/2024 4:42:44 PM: [STDOUT] + CategoryInfo : NotImplemented: (:) [Set-Item], PSNotSupportedException
7/15/2024 4:42:44 PM: [STDOUT] + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NotSupported,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SetItemCommand
7/15/2024 4:42:44 PM: [STDOUT]

[Oleg]

Maybe you forgot to switch on this option?

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If you are using RoboTask variables in script body you should expand variables before running.

[OldGeek]

I running Windows 11 Pro
Here is my output below
------------------------------
I 7/16/2024 8:42:46 AM: ****** Starting task: PowerShell Script... ******************
I 7/16/2024 8:42:46 AM: Executing "1.Log Message"
7/16/2024 8:42:46 AM: Powershell : (Set-Item "C:\Users\redwa\Pictures\Recall\Recall 2024-07-15 16-30.jpg").CreationTime='11/13/2024 16:30:00'
I 7/16/2024 8:42:46 AM: Executing "2.PowerShell Script"
7/16/2024 8:42:46 AM: [STDOUT] Set-Item : Provider operation stopped because the provider does not support this operation.
7/16/2024 8:42:46 AM: [STDOUT] At C:\Users\redwa\AppData\Local\Temp\1SvHowfDknNpCrNCCovLVoscZsFGaOv6.ps1:1 char:2
7/16/2024 8:42:46 AM: [STDOUT] + (Set-Item "C:\Users\redwa\Pictures\Recall\Recall 2024-07-15 16-30.jpg ...
7/16/2024 8:42:46 AM: [STDOUT] + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
7/16/2024 8:42:46 AM: [STDOUT] + CategoryInfo : NotImplemented: (:) [Set-Item], PSNotSupportedException
7/16/2024 8:42:46 AM: [STDOUT] + FullyQualifiedErrorId : NotSupported,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.SetItemCommand
7/16/2024 8:42:46 AM: [STDOUT]
I 7/16/2024 8:42:46 AM: Task executed successfully

[OldGeek]

I ran this for your information

7/16/2024 8:51:48 AM: ****** Starting task: PowerShell Script... ******************
7/16/2024 8:51:48 AM: Executing "1.Log Message"
7/16/2024 8:51:48 AM: Executing "2.PowerShell Script"
7/16/2024 8:51:48 AM: [STDOUT]
7/16/2024 8:51:48 AM: [STDOUT] Name Value
7/16/2024 8:51:48 AM: [STDOUT] ---- -----
7/16/2024 8:51:48 AM: [STDOUT] PSVersion 5.1.22621.3880
7/16/2024 8:51:48 AM: [STDOUT] PSEdition Desktop
7/16/2024 8:51:48 AM: [STDOUT] PSCompatibleVersions {1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0...}
7/16/2024 8:51:48 AM: [STDOUT] BuildVersion 10.0.22621.3880
7/16/2024 8:51:48 AM: [STDOUT] CLRVersion 4.0.30319.42000
7/16/2024 8:51:48 AM: [STDOUT] WSManStackVersion 3.0
7/16/2024 8:51:48 AM: [STDOUT] PSRemotingProtocolVersion 2.3
7/16/2024 8:51:48 AM: [STDOUT] SerializationVersion 1.1.0.1
7/16/2024 8:51:48 AM: Task executed successfully

[Oleg]

I 7/16/2024 8:42:46 AM: Executing "2.PowerShell Script"
7/16/2024 8:42:46 AM: [STDOUT] Set-Item : Provider operation stopped because the provider does not support this operation.
7/16/2024 8:42:46 AM: [STDOUT] At C:\Users\redwa\AppData\Local\Temp\1SvHowfDknNpCrNCCovLVoscZsFGaOv6.ps1:1 char:2

Why Set-item ???

I wrote

(Get-Item "D:\systemp\test.txt").CreationTime = '11/13/2024 06:00:00'

Also look at my task below. It works

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;*****************************
;* RoboTask Task file
;* Do not edit in text editor!
;*****************************
 
[Root]
ActionAfterRun=INTEGER|0
Actions=FOLDER
Automat=INTEGER|-1
CatID=INTEGER|444033236
Comment=STRINGLIST
ContinueOnError=INTEGER|0
DisableOnError=INTEGER|0
DoNotStopWhenShutdown=INTEGER|0
ExternalName=STRING|"Task45"
Hide=INTEGER|0
ID=INTEGER|-1716440280
LogOnAsUser=INTEGER|1
Name=STRING|"change createion time of the file"
OnErrorTaskID=INTEGER|0
Priority=INTEGER|3
RunOnClose=INTEGER|0
RunOnStartup=INTEGER|0
StepPause=INTEGER|0
ToLog=INTEGER|3
UnicodeFormat=INTEGER|1
WriteGeneralLog=INTEGER|0

[Actions]
Action1=FOLDER
Action2=FOLDER
Action3=FOLDER
Action4=FOLDER

[Actions\Action1]
ActionID=STRING|"A_VARIABLES_SET"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Set variable ""filename"" with value ""D:\systemp\test.txt"""
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action1\Params]
_rt_variables_produced=STRING|"filename"
expand=STRING|"0"
linecount=STRING|"1"
varname=STRING|"filename"
varvalue=STRING|"D:\systemp\test.txt"

[Actions\Action2]
ActionID=STRING|"A_VARIABLES_SET"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Set variable ""creationDT"" with value ""2024-07-16 10:00:00"""
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action2\Params]
_rt_variables_produced=STRING|"creationDT"
expand=STRING|"0"
linecount=STRING|"1"
varname=STRING|"creationDT"
varvalue=STRING|"2024-07-16 10:00:00"

[Actions\Action3]
ActionID=STRING|"A_VARIABLES_SET"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"Set variable ""writeDT"" with value ""2024-07-16 11:00:00"""
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action3\Params]
_rt_variables_produced=STRING|"writeDT"
expand=STRING|"0"
linecount=STRING|"1"
varname=STRING|"writeDT"
varvalue=STRING|"2024-07-16 11:00:00"

[Actions\Action4]
ActionID=STRING|"A_SCRIPT_POWERSHELLSCRIPT"
Enabled=INTEGER|-1
Name=STRING|"PowerShell Script"
Params=FOLDER

[Actions\Action4\Params]
command_line_template=STRING|"""[InterpreterPath]"" -ExecutionPolicy RemoteSigned -File ""[ScriptPath]"""
expand=STRING|"1"
script_0=STRING|"(Get-Item  ""{filename}"").CreationTime = '{creationDT}'"
script_1=STRING|"(Get-Item  ""{filename}"").LastWriteTime = '{writeDT}'"
script_count=STRING|"2"
script_type=STRING|"0"
search_paths_count=STRING|"0"
use_embedded=STRING|"0"

[OldGeek]

That worked, thank you very much