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AliM67



Joined: 12 Sep 2019
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Country: Iran, Islamic Republic of

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Hi
In my tests the tool "FileTouch", I faced some problems about file mask:

1) If I want to change a folder (not files/folder inside it), this code doesn't work:

Folder to test: "2"
Code:
FileTouch.exe /W /A /C /S /D 06-25-2014 /T 13:14:16 2


output:
All files/folders inside will be touched not the folder "2"

I suggest that when /R is not used, just folder "2" be touched. With /R option both folder "2" and files/folders inside it be touched.


2) To overcome problem 1, I used below code:
Code:
FileTouch.exe /W /A /C /S /D 06-25-2014 /T 13:14:16 2


output:
Code:
Search base path:
Search mask: *2*
New file date/time will be 25/06/2094  13:14:16

Processing files...
Folder 2 date/time changed succesfully
File f2.docx date/time changed succesfully

File f1.docx date/time changed succesfully
File libiconv2.dll date/time changed succesfully
File touch.1p.txt date/time changed succesfully
File touch2.exe date/time changed succesfully


I wonder why files like "f1.docx" and "touch.1p.txt" is touched?
Also there is other files like "libintl3.dll" and others that don't touched.

I can't understand how filemask parameter works. It has bug?
Thu Sep 12, 2019 8:04 pm View user's profile Send private message
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I'm not able to answer your last question. My general recommendation to avoid ambiguities always specify fully or unambiguously qualified file names like
"C:\data\2"
"C:\data\2\*.*"
".\2"

The results would be different in the above cases
Fri Sep 13, 2019 1:09 am View user's profile Send private message
AliM67



Joined: 12 Sep 2019
Posts: 2
Country: Iran, Islamic Republic of

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Thank you for your reply.

I write my tests and conclusion for other users:
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I explain with an example:
for folder named "2" which full path is "C:\data\2"
specify working dir: "C:\data\"


FileTouch.exe /W /A /C /S /D 06-25-2094 /T 13:14:16 filemask
- filemask = 2 or 2\ or "C:\data\2" or "C:\data\2\*.*"
-> Touches files/folders inside folder "2" (one level); folder "2" aren't touched
- filemask = "2\" or "C:\data\2\"
-> Because of "", the path can't be specified correctly and nothing are touched -> so, never use "\" at the end of filemask espicially when use ""
- filemask = *2* or "C:\data\*2*"
-> Touches folders "2" and some other files which are not equal with mask like: f1.docx, touch.1p.txt --> Bug
- filemask = ".\2" or "C:\data\.\2"
-> Touches only folders "2" ; no other files, no files/folders inside folder "2" are touched -> OK


using /R option:
FileTouch.exe /W /A /C /S /D 06-25-2094 /T 13:14:16 filemask
- filemask = 2 or 2\ or "C:\data\2" or "C:\data\2\*.*"
-> Same as above + touches all files/folders in subfolders of folder "2"
- filemask = "2\" or "C:\data\2\"
-> Same as above
- filemask = *2* or "C:\data\*2*"
-> Same as above, can't touch files/folders which equal mask in more levels of subfolder
- filemask = ".\2" or "C:\data\.\2"
-> Same as above, can't touch files/folders in subfolders of folder "2"


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Conclusion:
-To touch file, use exact filename with full path, like "C:\data\test.txt". Doesn't matter use /S or /R option
-To touch folder, use ".\" before folder name, like "C:\data\.\2". use /S option. /R option doesn't affect.
-To touch files/folders (one level) of a folder named "2", use this format: "C:\data\2" or "C:\data\2\*.*". use /S option without /R
-To touch files/folders (all levels of subfolder) of a folder named "2", use this format: "C:\data\2" or "C:\data\2\*.*" with /S /R options
Fri Sep 13, 2019 5:17 pm View user's profile Send private message
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