File Date Comparison Utility

This console application compares the last modification dates of two files whose names are passed on the command line and returns an exit code that indicates the result.

The type of comparison required can be customised. The program can compare either the last modification date or the creation date of files. In the case of shortcut files either the date of the shortcut file itself or that of the file it references can be compared.

This program is hosted on GitHub in the ddabapps/compfiledate repository. The program can be downloaded from the repository's Releases tab. Both 64 and 32 bit versions of the program are available.

Each release gives the option of downloading the program in executable format or the source code. Your options are:

• compfiledate-exe64-2.3.0.zip – contains the Windows 64 bit executable. Choose this if you are running a 64 bit version of Windows. Extract the content of the .zip file. The included read-me file, README.txt (plain text), explains how to install and use the program.
• compfiledate-exe32-2.3.0.zip – contains the Windows 32 bit executable. Choose this only if you are running a 32 bit version of Windows. Proceed as described for the 64 bit version above.
• Source code.zip – contains the source code in .zip format.
• Source code.tar.gz – contains the source code as a g-zipped tarball.

Get release v2.3.0 from GitHub

The following documentation is available. All the links open on GitHub.

• Read Me (plain text file) – contains details of how to install and use the program.
• License (markdown format text file) – the program's end user license agreement.
• Change Log (markdown format text file) – lists significant changes made in each program release.
• Build File (text file) – provides detailed information on how to build the program from source.

If you find any bugs or want to suggest a new feature please use the GitHub project's issue tracker. You can browse existing issues to see if a similar one has already been raised. If so please add any further information as comments. If there is no similar issue please raise new one.

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