#129 SKTimeStamp - RFE: Date touching based on existing file

[Anonymous]

Originally created by: bluem...@gmail.com

Suggestion:
Ability to set the datetime of a folder (or a file) based on selecting an existing file.

What steps will reproduce the problem?
Currently, for me to (for eg.) date touch Folders based on the oldest file within, I need to:
1. Open Properties->SKTimeStamp on the folder
2. Open the oldest file properties through explorer
3. In SKTimeStamp, manually adjust the date & then the time to match the file
4. Ok the changes

This is painful, mainly due to manually adjusting the year, month, date, hour, minute & seconds!

What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
It would be fantastic is this functionality could be incorporated into SKTimeStamp.
Not sure of an interface for it, maybe add a "Same as file" section with a [Browse] button to select the file.  "Same as file" probably would need better wording.

What version of the product are you using? On what operating system?
v1.2, WinXP Service Pack 3, English

Please provide any additional information below.
In the old Date/Time Shell Extension v1.41, it was possible to change a folder or file's created or modified datetime. Possible options were:
* Unknown
* Current
* Unchanged
* Customized
* Created
* File  [         ]  [Select]

[Anonymous]

Originally posted by: tortoisesvn

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Labels: -Type-Defect Type-Enhancement

[Anonymous]

Originally posted by: vanZeeEm...@gmail.com

Yes, this would be a Highly Valuable addition.  Here's how ninotech Datee400 worked in Win-XP: you could select a range of files (and/or folders), and then whichever SPECIFIC file you selected via a right-click filled in the timestamp (just as it would if you selected on a single file, so the logic is trivial).  Clicking 'do it' then applied this timestamp to all selected folders & files.  Of course you could tweak the timestamp first - very simple, intuitive and essentially no additional interaction required.

[Anonymous]

Originally posted by: tortoisesvn

but that's exactly how it works now: select multiple files, right-click on a specific file, select "properties", go to "timestamp" and apply the pre-selected timestamps.