Re: sftp - how to retain the last modified date of downloading file

All I really needed is the last modified date of the source file
(U_USMO_EEDATAFILE.txt in my example). Retaining the last modified date
of U_USMO_EEDATAFILE.txt file on the target file (/tmp/prpayin.txt) is
optional.

I'm only allow to use sftp on this particular download. Not sure if
Scott's FTP API will work on a sftp server. Will check it out.

Thanks




<lgoodbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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If U_USMO_EEDATAFILE.txt has a modified date of 1 Aug 2009, and after
downloading /tmp/prpayin.txt has a modified date of 6 Aug 2009; are you
asking if there is a way to change /tmp/prpayin.txt's modified date to 1
Aug 2009?

If so, consider using Scott Klement's FTP API. You can use the FTP_mtime
function to retrieve the source file's modified time, and use utime to
change the local file.

Note that the "other" FTP server must support mtime. It is not
universally supported.

We do this on nightly files received from a third party.

HTH,
Loyd

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[mailto:midrange-l-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lim Hock-Chai
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Subject: sftp - how to retain the last modified date of downloading file


Is there a way to retain the last modified date of the file on the
server that I'm downloading from? Note: I'm using sftp thru OpenSSL.
Below is my sftp script:

cd /Exports
get U_USMO_EEDATAFILE.txt /tmp/prpayin.txt
exit

thanks


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