How do I read the date of file ?

[mac4511]

Hi there I need to read the date of text / csv file dynamically to place it on a web page which uses databinding. It has to work in IE 4 / 5.0 / 5.5. not NS.

I can do the data binding part from the csv file OK, but I need to add the last modified date of that csv file which was used to generate the page.

Does anyone have any ideas how I could do this. I dont think that the databinding feature in IE4 or IE5 etc allows for this, so maybe its just a javascript thing I need to do as an extra. I guess even VBscript would do if theres a way but I prefer to keep away from that if possible.

Thanks in advance
mac

 

[IonelBurtan]

I think you cannot do that with Javascript. (maybe somehow with DHTML, I dont know)

But you can do it in ASP with:
Request.ServerVariabiles("HTTP_DATE&quot and
Request.ServerVariabiles("HTTP_LAST_MODIFIED&quot

Anyway the date you will need is ALWAYS sent to the browser via HTTP header entries like:

Date: {the GMT date of creation}
Last modified: {the GMT date of the last modifications}

(If you want to see that, download the Web server I have made myself from my site below)

Hope this helps, s-)

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[mac4511]

Hi I forgot to mention that it has to work locally - eg: on a laptop, not always web connected, but the files would be updated via an overnight upload. hence the need to read the latest date.

Any other ideas appreciated.

Thanks

Mac