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natrev
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March 31, 2016
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Suggest me! File modify date changing when copying

  • March 31, 2016
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Hi Everyone!,

I have to copy one file and paste into another location using java script. After the transition the file modified date was changed to current date and time.

However, If I copy file physically and paste into other location. The File modified date was not changed. This is what I exact want.

Anyone explain why its happen?

- yajiv

Code:

var myFile=File("/Volumes/tempFiles/1234.tif");


myFile.copy("~/Desktop/1234.tif");

Copy using Script:

After Paste..

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Correct answer c.pfaffenbichler

Hi SuperMerlin and Chris,

Thank you so much for prompt response.

Both scripts are working fine...  However It's showing today's date for modified...

The File modified date was did not changed when I copy file physically and paste it into other location. 

Kindly suggest me or provide alternate solution.

-yajiv


Both scripts are working fine...  However It's showing today's date for modified...

I can not reproduce that, the Created and Modified Dates are kept (see screen recording).

4 replies

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Anonymous
April 3, 2016

This appears to work for me in Photoshop CS4 under Mac OS X Yosemite 10.10.5:

#target photoshop


app.bringToFront ();


var sourceFile = new File ("~/Desktop/source/test.txt");


var destFolder = new Folder ("~/Desktop/dest/");


if (!sourceFile.exists)


{


    alert ("Invalid source file!\r" + sourceFile.fsName);


}


else if (!destFolder.exists)


{


    alert ("Invalid destination folder!\r" + destFolder.fsName);


}


else


{


    var command = 'cp -p "' + sourceFile.fsName + '" "' + destFolder.fsName + '"';


    var sh = app.system (command);


    sh ? alert ('Failed?\r' + command) : alert ('Done…\r' + command);


}

It makes use of the system command cp with attribute -p.

Cf. man cp:

-p    Cause cp to preserve the following attributes of each source file in the copy: modification time, access time, file flags, file mode, user ID, and group ID, as allowed by permissions.  Access Control Lists (ACLs) and Extended Attributes (EAs), including resource forks, will also be preserved.

HTH,

--Michel

    c.pfaffenbichler
    Community Expert
    c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
    Community Expert
    April 2, 2016

    This works for me to copy a file from a folder named "bbb" to one named "aaa" one the volume "Pfaffi HD1".

    #target photoshop

    app.bringToFront();

    var file = "Pfaffi HD1:bbb:HoughTransform.pdf";

    var folder = "Pfaffi HD1:aaa";

    var sh = app.system( 'osascript -e \'tell application \"Finder\"\ncopy file \"'+file+'\"to folder \"'+folder+'\"\nend tell\'' );

    sh ? alert('Failed?') : alert('Done…');

    Naturally you’d have to amend the paths of file and folder.

    natrev
    natrevAuthor
    Legend
    April 1, 2016

    Thanks for your reply Chris,

    Can anyone help me.......

    I've a issue while copying a file from one location to some other location. If I copied and paste manually, the Date modified is shown as same as copied file.

    However If I did it with JS codes, It's showing today's date for modified. I want the same as the copied file by using Javascript.

    -yajiv

    SuperMerlin
    SuperMerlin
    Inspiring
    April 1, 2016

    You could use app.system() to issue an OS command.

    On a PC it would be.

    var file1 = new File("/path/to/file/file.name");

    var dest = Folder ("/path/to/destination/folder");

    var cmd = "copy " + file1.fsName + " " + dest.fsName;

    app.system(cmd);

      natrev
      natrevAuthor
      Legend
      April 2, 2016

      Hi SuperMerlin,

      Thanks for your response. The above mentioned command not working on MAC OS

      I tried other scenario but can't work. However this command working in internal file transfer, not working server to desktop

      Please suggest me, If any-other solution is there?

      This command is working

      var cmd="cp ~/Desktop/Test.tif ~/Documents"

      Not Working..

      var file1 = File("/Volumes/Test/Test.tif");
      

      var dest = Folder (Folder.desktop);
      

      var cmd = "cp " + file1.fsName + " " + dest.fsName;
      

      app.system(cmd);
      c.pfaffenbichler
      Community Expert
      c.pfaffenbichlerCommunity Expert
      Community Expert
      April 1, 2016

      Sorry I can’t help you there, I see no way around this with JS.

      Maybe VB or AS (depending on your OS) could provide a different result used in a ShellScript – but I am not sure it would or how to set it up …

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