How to change a file’s last modified on Mac OSX

[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.

[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)
...
You may need to escape the filename if it contains spaces etc.


Best

Klaus

[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)
...

Thanks again.

[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)
...

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)
...

Best

Klaus

[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)
...

Cheers.