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From: "Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET)" <salvador AT inti DOT gov DOT ar>
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To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>, djgpp-workers AT delorie DOT com
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 1998 15:38:52 +0000
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Subject: Re: Windows 9X/NT file times
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote:

> This message summarizes what I've learned.  At the end of the message
> you will find two test programs which I used to find out the facts.  I
> would like to ask those who have access to Windows 9X/NT systems to
> please run the programs and report results.  I only have access to
> Windows 95 version 4.00.950 (where the above warning from Make doesn't
> happen), so information about any other versions will be most
> appreciated.  Thanks in advance.

4.00.950 have 450 more bugs than OSR 2.0 according M$ ;-)
 
> Since libc functions only support DOS 2-sec granularity of file times,
> I decided to use raw Int 21h calls to get the best time resolution I
> can have.  The first test program below will allow you to display the 3
> time stamps of every file on its command line.  At least on my version
> of Windows, the last-access time is actually only the date (the time
> is zero),  

I'll run your test, but right now I can inform you that under v4.00.1111 the 
second value *have* time so I guess it was one of the 400 bugs ;-))

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