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- Thom Little Associates - Essential Command Line Utilities -
- tlaST10.zip - Stamp Date and/or Time in Directory
- Version 1.00 -
tlaST10.zip CONTENTS:
ST.DOC This documentation file.
ST.EXE Complete stamp date/time utility utility.
FUNCTION:
Change any existing date or time in a directory to either the
current date/time or a specified value.
COMMAND SYNTAX:
st [path]<file.ext> [mm-dd-yy [hh:mm:ss]]
st /?
[path]
The optional path (i.e. volume and/or directory) to the
file that you want to stamp.
<file.ext>
The required file name and extension for an existing file
that you want to stamp.
[mm-dd-yy]
The optional new date for the file. The range for this
value is from 01-01-80 to 12-31-99. If omitted, the
current date is used.
[hh:mm:ss]
The optional new time for the file. The range of this
value is from 00:00:00 to 23:59:59. If the current date
and time are omitted then the current time is used. If
the date is specified but the time is omitted then
00:00:00 is used.
/?
List an abbreviated description of the command syntax.
SAMPLE COMMANDS:
st c:/dos/autoexec.bat
Change the date and time of AUTOEXEC.BAT in subdirectory
DOS on drive C: to the current date and time.
st st.doc
Change the date and time of ST.DOC in the default (i.e.
current) subdirectory to the current date and time
st st.doc 04-15-93
Change the date and time of ST.DOC in the default (i.e.
current) subdirectory. Change the date to 04-15-93 and
the time to 00:00:00.
st st.doc 04-15-93 14:22:15
Change the date and time of ST.DOC in the default (i.e.
current) subdirectory. Change the date to 04-15-93 and
the time to 14:22:15.
st /?
List the command syntax.
INSTALLATION:
To install ST.EXE on your machine, you only need to copy ST.EXE
to a subdirectory that exists on your system path.
As an example, on our systems this directory is at D:\DOS\TLA.
To install ST.EXE, if ST.EXE is in the current directory, we
would enter:
copy st.exe d:\dos\tla
ERROR MESSAGES:
ST.EXE issues the following error messages:
Error: Unable to open specified file..
You attempted to change the date and time on a file that
could not be opened. Check the spelling of the file name
and the path (if supplied). Correct the spelling and
reissue the request.
Error: Invalid date specified.
The date specified was not in the form mm-dd -yy (or
mm/dd/yy) or else it was not in the range from 01-01-80 to
12-31-99. Correct the date reissue the request.
Error: Invalid time specified.
The time specified was not in the form hh:mm:ss or else it
was not in the range from 00:00:00 to 23:59:59. Correct
the time and reissue the request.
Error: Incorrect number of parameters specified.
Either too many or too few parameters were specified.
Eliminate or add parameters and reissue the request.
Error: Unable to set date and time.
A system failure occurred when attempting to set the date
and time. This is an indication of a possible disk error
that existed on your disk prior to running ST.EXE.
Investigate the problem by running CHKDSK (or an
equivalent utility) and take appropriate corrective action.
After correcting t he problem, reissue the request
SHAREWARE:
This software is provided as shareware for your evaluation, use,
and financial contribution. This software has not been placed
in the public domain.
If you use this software, and live outside Massachusetts, please
send a payment of $7.00 to:
Thom Little Associates
Product Support
P.O. Box 1901
Boston, MA 02205-1901
Voice ......... 617.227.4644
Compuserve .... 70724.71 (Thom Little)
Channel One ... Thom Little
(If you reside in Massachusetts please include Massachusetts
state tax of $.35 for a total of $7.35.)
Copyright 1993, Thom Little Associates, all rights reserved.
DISCLAIMER:
Thom Little Associates disclaims all warranties as to this
software, whether express or implied, including without
limitation any implied warranties of merchantability, fitness
for a particular purpose, functionality or data integrity or
protection.
HISTORY:
11-27-93 Version 1.00 first shareware release to public.