Greetings NUG -

I have a file that I need to "update". Think preferences, though its 
not. I can think of several ways to do it and I am unclear about the 
tradeoffs. The contents of the file are all cached within the app. It 
is a text file, probably less than 100k in size.

1. Delete the old file,  and write a new one with the same name. This, 
however, would not appear to maintain the creation date. I think I 
remember problems about the old file not being deleted if you tried to 
create the new one too quickly.

2. Create a new file with a different name, then change file names and 
delete the old one. This also raises the question about maintaining the 
creation date.

3. Appending to the existing file does not appear to do what I need.

4. BinaryStream appears to be able to write selectively, but its not 
clear how to do it.

Reviewing the FolderItem class, it does appear that the creation date 
can be read and written, though its not clear whether or not that 
includes time. This would appear to make the first two options viable.

Suggestions are solicited and appreciated...

Thanks
Jim Wagner

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