Get file modified date in VB.NET

Question

I have a number of files in a folder, and I need to get the last modified date. So I used

FDate = IO.File.GetLastWriteTime(FName)

It works fine

Answer 1

From File.GetLastWriteTime Method:

If the file described in the path parameter does not exist, this method returns 12:00 midnight, January 1, 1601 A.D. (C.E.) Coordinated Universal Time (UTC), adjusted to local time.

The file you are querying is probably missing.

Answer 2

The query mentioned below will get the correct LastModifiedDate for all of the files contained in a folder.

    Dim strFilepath = ""  'Specify path details
    Dim directory As New System.IO.DirectoryInfo(strFilepath)
    Dim File As System.IO.FileInfo() = directory.GetFiles()
    Dim File1 As System.IO.FileInfo
    For Each File1 In File
        Dim strLastModified As String
        strLastModified = System.IO.File.GetLastWriteTime(strFilepath & "\" & File1.Name).ToShortDateString()
    Next