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How to change a file’s last modified on Mac OSX
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 12:42 pm
by adeam
Hello,
I'm new with Mac OSX and Live Code and would like to know how to change a file’s last modified on Mac OSX. I tried the command below but it seems it doesn't work:
- launch touch -mt 201201010000 "/Users/
me/Documents/test.html" with "/Applications/Utilities/Terminal.app"
Could you kindly help me.
Thanks.
Re: How to change a file’s last modified on Mac OSX
Posted: Wed Jan 02, 2013 2:18 pm
by Klaus
Hi adeam,
you need to use the SHELL function to fire the actual terminal command like this:
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put "/Users/me/Documents/test.html" into tFile2Touch
get shell("touch -mt 201201010000" && tFile2Touch)
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You may need to escape the filename if it contains spaces etc.
Best
Klaus
Re: How to change a file’s last modified on Mac OSX
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:14 pm
by adeam
Thanks Klaus
and happy new year
Concerning escape the filename if it contains spaces, is that applicable to folder names with spaces as well?
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put "/Users/me/Documents/test v1/test with spaces.html" into tFile2Touch
get shell("touch -mt 201201010000" && tFile2Touch)
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Thanks again.
Re: How to change a file’s last modified on Mac OSX
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:43 pm
by Klaus
I think QUOTING your filenames for using with SHELL will do.
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put QUOTE & "/Users/me/Documents/test v1/test with spaces.html" & QUOTE into tFile2Touch
get shell("touch -mt 201201010000" && tFile2Touch)
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I always have a little function for this in my stackscript:
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function q tString
return QUOTE & tString & QUOTE
end q
Use it like this (very handy and timesaving
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put q("/Users/me/Documents/test v1/test with spaces.html") into tFile2Touch
get shell("touch -mt 201201010000" && tFile2Touch)
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Best
Klaus
Re: How to change a file’s last modified on Mac OSX
Posted: Thu Jan 03, 2013 4:51 pm
by adeam
Thanks a lot Klaus.
Adding QUOTE works perfectly. As well as using the function you've wrote.
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put QUOTE & "/Users/me/Documents/test v1/test with spaces.html" & QUOTE into tFile2Touch
get shell("touch -mt 201201010000" && tFile2Touch)
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Cheers.
