----- Original Message ----- From: "EXT / FOCAL MALAPRADE Roland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 9:28 AM Subject: FTP Optional task on GET action - is changing files' last modified date
> Hi, > > I am using the FTP task to retrieve files and it works fine, but when I look > at the files' last modified date, they are set to the date/time of transfer. > I actually need the last modified date of the files to decide if they are OK > or not. > I noticed the <copy> task has an attribute "preservelastmodified", which is > what i'm basically looking for. > > I've read the manual, searched through old ant-user mail archive, and > searched the Web, but haven't found anything. Sounds like you may have to look at the ftp source to see if it is trying to set the dates. > Is it maybe dependant on the FTP server (I'll have to admit I don't know > which server software it is running)? WinNT's version of FTP is trouble unless you configure it to use a Unix directory listing -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
