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Note: This API call is for DOS personality only. Use Family API for portability.
Int 21H, AH=57H, AL=00H
Version
2 and higher
Brief
GET FILE'S LAST-WRITTEN DATE AND TIME
Family API
Input
AX = 5700h BX = file handle
Return
CF clear if successful
CX = file's time (see #01665) DX = file's date (see #01666) CF set on error AX = error code (01h,06h) (see #01680)
Notes
under DR DOS 3.41 and 5.0, this function returns 0 (no date/time) for character devices; MS-DOS returns date and time of opening
Bitfields for file time: Bit(s) Description (Table 01665) 15-11 hours (0-23) 10-5 minutes 4-0 seconds/2
Bitfields for file date: Bit(s) Description (Table 01666) 15-9 year - 1980 8-5 month 4-0 day
See also
AX=5701h,AX=5704h"Windows95"
Note
Text based on Ralf Brown Interrupt List Release 61