Re: Copying Files / Created Date

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From: Tarjei T. Jensen (tarjei_at_online.no)
Date: 02/02/05 

Date: 2 Feb 2005 07:39:29 +0100

Michael Harris wrote:
> That's Windows at work ;-)... The process of updating an existing file by
> deleting it then creating a new file (or renaimg some temp file) with the
> same name as the original is very common among apps that edit documents.
>
> If that sequence occurs within 15 seconds, Windows treats it as an update
of
> an existing file. To defeat that behavior, you have to intoduce at least
a
> 15 second delay between the delte of the old file and the creation of the
> new file of the same name.

Would it help to rename the file before it is deleted?

Personally I would copy the remote file first with a different name. Then
rename the old file and then rename the new file.

greetings,

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