C# program to set last access time of file or directory

In this C# program, we will figure out how to set (characterize) last access time of a document or registry? To characterize the last access time, we are utilizing ‘SetLastAccessTime()’ technique for ‘Record’ class.

Given a record and we need to characterize its last access time utilizing C# program.

File.SetLastAccessTime()

This is a technique for “Document class, which characterizes the last access time of a record or registry.

Syntax:

File.SetLastAccessTime(path);

Parameter(s):

• path – Location of record or index.

We can set after detail of last access time:

• Date
• Month
• Year
• Hour
• Minute
• Second
• AM/PM

Program:

using System;
using System.IO;

namespace ConsoleApplication1
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main()
        {
            DateTime dt1;
            
            Console.WriteLine("Time before set last access time:");
           
            dt1 = File.GetLastAccessTime("ABC.TXT");
            Console.WriteLine("\tLast Access Time of file(ABC.TXT) : " + dt1);

            
            File.SetLastAccessTime("ABC.TXT", DateTime.Now);
           
            Console.WriteLine("Time After set last access time:");
           
            dt1 = File.GetLastAccessTime("ABC.TXT");
            Console.WriteLine("\tLast Access Time of file(ABC.TXT) : " + dt1);

           
        }
    }
}

Output:

Time before set last access time:
        Last Access Time of file(ABC.TXT) : 10/31/2017 9:50:59 PM
Time After set last access time:
        Last Access Time of file(ABC.TXT) : 10/31/2017 9:55:36 PM

Note: In the above program, we have to recollect, when we use “Document” class, System.IO namespace must be remembered for the program.