setting file created date in livecode from script

[Stephen Barncard]

Thanks Richard, I'll check out your suggestion.
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Stephen Barncard - Sebastopol Ca. USA -
mixstream.org


On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 10:18 PM Stephen Barncard <stephen at barncard.com>
wrote:

> the altering was the filename change - some kind of unique number,  and
> the created dates were changed as well - for no reason.
> --
> Stephen Barncard - Sebastopol Ca. USA -
> mixstream.org
>
>
> On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 10:15 PM Stephen Barncard <stephen at barncard.com>
> wrote:
>
>> "1. How does changing the date affect their space quota?"
>> The unwanted photo file uploads affected MY space quota on the free
>> account, they fill it up, and then they tell you you are near the  'limit'
>> and must buy more space.
>> When I got my files back, they were altered.  It's just dishonest and
>> disingenuous.
>>
>> of course I'm looking for something else but I'd rather not be doing time
>> consuming configuring. I have better things to do.
>> --
>> Stephen Barncard - Sebastopol Ca. USA -
>> mixstream.org
>>
>>
>> On Sun, Apr 14, 2019 at 10:02 PM Richard Gaskin via use-livecode <
>> use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Stephen Barncard wrote:
>>>
>>>  > Why? because several years ago $@$#$@#$@'ing  dropbox, without my
>>>  > permission, started changing not only filenames but DATES in a huge
>>>  > swath of precious photos in  a particularly dishonest way -- they
>>>  > wanted my free account to fill up quickly so I'd have to "upgrade".
>>>  > I know the EXIF tags still exist inside each file, but all the file
>>>  > dates had been changed to the date of copying.
>>>  > Dropbox has been increasingly piggish lately - not allowing more than
>>>  > 3 machines on the free account.
>>>  > It's a mess.  This does not endear me to these greedy people.
>>>
>>>
>>> 1. How does changing the date affect their space quota?
>>>
>>>
>>> 2. Dropbox policies have become too FUBAR for me to spend time with
>>> anymore.  For example, I have no files in my account, and recently got a
>>> notice saying I was out of disk space and needed to pay them for an
>>> upgrade.  That shouldn't be possible.  But it turns out they count files
>>> shared with you against both the account where the file originates and
>>> yours tool - even though the file exists in only one location. #doubledip
>>>
>>>
>>> 3. This means a really hack to annoy people: just put a really big file
>>> in your account and share it with anyone you don't like.  Since it'll
>>> count against their quota, you've just prevented them from being able to
>>> add anything else to their account.  #insane
>>>
>>>
>>> 4. You can liberate yourself:  https://nextcloud.com/
>>>
>>> I met the project founder, Frank Karlitschek, when we had him speak at
>>> UbuCon in Pasadena a few years ago.  Great guy, great team, all super
>>> passionate about free and open source software, and leaving the user in
>>> control of their cloud services.
>>>
>>> More than just file sharing with one of the best sync mechanisms I've
>>> ever seen, it also includes many dozens of add-on apps for everything
>>> from team management to music streaming to video chat and more.
>>>
>>> I have a dedicated Nextcloud server in my office for myself, and another
>>> on a VPS I use with clients and vendors.  With native sync clients for
>>> Mac, Windows, and Linux (and iOS, and Android too), my LiveCode Plugins
>>> folder is kept current no matter which machine I happen to be working
>>> at.  And with its convenient versioning, if I mess up and want to revert
>>> one of my plugins to yesterday's it's a breeze.
>>>
>>> Runs on any standard LAMP/WAMP/MAMP server.  And if you're using it on
>>> Ubuntu 18.04 you can install it one line using the new Snap packager.
>>>
>>> And you remain in control of everything.
>>>
>>> Nope, not in any way affiliate with Nextcloud.  Just a very happy user.
>>>
>>> --
>>>   Richard Gaskin
>>>   Fourth World Systems
>>>   Software Design and Development for the Desktop, Mobile, and the Web
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