Get File Last Write/Modification Date and Time

Here is a simple Delphi function that takes a file name as its input, and returns the date and time the file was last modified (i.e., last write/modification date/time stamp). For additional Delphi code for the Windows operating system, see Useful Delphi Code for the Windows Operating System.

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function GetFileLastWriteDateTime(FileName: String): TDateTime;
begin
     GetFileLastWriteDateTime := 0;

     If (FileName <> '') and (FileExists(FileName) = True) then
        begin
             GetFileLastWriteDateTime := TFile.GetLastWriteTime(FileName);
             //TFile record is found in the IOUtils unit
        end;
end;

Posted: Saturday, May 20, 2023
Last updated: Tuesday, March 18, 2025

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