devdas_kamath
8th January 2008 10:13 UTC

File if newer checking
Dear sir,

how to check file date and time and compare with date and time of file in the setup.exe. thanks in advance.

Regards
devdas m. kamath

pospec
8th January 2008 11:25 UTC

http://nsis.sourceforge.net/Docs/AppendixE.html#E.1.6

Afrow UK
8th January 2008 12:59 UTC

You can just use SetOverwrite ifnewer

Stu

pospec
8th January 2008 21:56 UTC

But you can't check file date with SetOverwrite ;)

Afrow UK
9th January 2008 10:26 UTC

No but the point of comparing dates is to know if you need to extract your copy surely...

Stu

pospec
9th January 2008 10:28 UTC

I know where this seems to be pointing, but... :)