Interrupt 21h Function 5706h
Retrieves the creation date and time for the given file.
mov ax, 5706h ; Get Creation Date and Time
mov bx, Handle ; see below
int 21h
jc error
mov [Time], cx ; creation time
mov [Date], dx ; creation date
mov [MilliSeconds], si ; number of 10 ms intervals in 2 seconds
Parameters
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Handle
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File handle.
Return Value
Clears the carry flag and sets the CX, DX, and SI registers to these values if successful:
| CX |
Creation time. The time is a packed 16-bit value with the following form: |
| Bits |
Contents |
| 0–4 |
Second divided by 2 |
| 5–10 |
Minute (0–59) |
| 11–15 |
Hour (0–23 on a 24-hour clock) |
| DX |
Creation date. The date is a packed 16-bit value with the following form: |
| Bits |
Contents |
| 0–4 |
Day of the month (1–31) |
| 5–8 |
Month (1 = January, 2 = February, and so on) |
| 9–15 |
Year offset from 1980 (that is, add 1980 to get the actual year) |
| SI |
Number of 10 millisecond intervals in 2 seconds to add to the MS-DOS time. The number can be a value in the range of 0 to 199. |
Otherwise, the function sets the carry flag and sets the AX register to an error value.