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QEnnay

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Trying to show compile time in the caption
« on: September 19, 2024, 09:02:04 pm »
Hi, I'd like the main caption to display the FileAge of the current program when it was compiled. Tried the code below, but I get "12:00am" all he time. Is this possible in Linux Mint-22 and laz-3.4?

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  1.   Caption:=TimeToStr(fileAge(Application.Params[0]));
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PascalDragon

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Re: Trying to show compile time in the caption
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2024, 09:16:16 pm »
FileAge returns the modified time which might be changed by some user. Instead use {$I %DATE%} and {$I %TIME%}:

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  1. Caption := {$I %DATE%} + ' - ' + {$I %TIME%};

Note: that is the time/date the unit is compiled as, so if you have this inside a unit and that unit isn't changed for some time then the date/time will stay the same. So best collect that information inside the main program file cause that is compiled always.

QEnnay

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Re: Trying to show compile time in the caption
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2024, 09:38:24 pm »
So best collect that information inside the main program file cause that is compiled always.

Thanks, yup it is the main-form Caption.
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