Re: Copying Files / Created Date

From: Tom (nospam_at_nospam.com)
Date: 02/02/05 

Date: Wed, 2 Feb 2005 08:09:19 -0000

"Michael Harris (MVP)" <mikhar at mvps dot org> wrote in message
news:OehrnzLCFHA.2180@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> This has been discused before in the scripting NGs...
>
> 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.

Thanks Michael, that's very helpful.

Funnily enough, I did think a delay might help but didn't think to go as
high as 15 seconds. I'll give that a go.

Thanks again,

Tom

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