Copy Time Stamp from file to another one

I'm gladly surprised by finding out this excellent tool to rename file names!
Congrats for program staff. Great job.

It helped me to insert numbered sequence into a list of files.
I was learning to use Regular Expression to make this using other program, but AdvancedRename works like a charm. :D

Now, I found that you have a forum too!
Only good news!

So, I still have a task to do, and it's a repetitive and bored one.
Sometimes I need to change the time stamp of a file or a list of files to match the time stamp from other one. It's not a rename task, I know that, but pehaps you may suggest another tool to copy time stamp from one file to another. I also have a tool to change time stamp. But it would be great if I could COPY it from another file (Created, Modified and Accessed datas).

Any ideas?

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Reply to #1:
I know bulkfilechanger from nirsoft, but I doubt it can copy dates from other files.. also doubt AE could do that.

It does sound like a job for a script tho, I could write a quick one if it's not too complicated and you are willing to install and setup python on your machine

[email protected]

cheers

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Reply to #2:

[It does sound like a job for a script tho, I could write a quick one if it's not too complicated and you are willing to install and setup python on your machine ]

Oh, please, do that.
It would help me a lot!

And point out where to install Python.

Many thanks!

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Reply to #3:
I would need you to explain to me how do you want it to copy the dates. The script is a one shot execution with no interface, except the command line. So for example it could copy all the dates of all files in a folder, to all the files in another folder, assuming alphabetic order to do the copy.

This is only an example, but I will need that from you if you want a script, else there is nothing I can do

that is why I've put my e-mail adress in there, since posting a message here doesn't notify me of the post

cheers

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Reply to #4:

I'll write here in case someone else has interest to this subject.
And I'll send the same to your e-mail.

Command line isn't a problem. Graphic interface isn't necessary.
You may put something like this:
copystamp %1 %2
where %1 is the source file of stamp datas and %2 is the destination file.

Just this.

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Reply to #5:
Install python 2.7:

https://www.python.org/downloads/

Download CopyDates.py from here:

http://pastebin.com/nZH137bQ

put copydates.py in the python directory C:\python27\
use the following command:

c:\python27\python.exe copydates.py "<source file>" "<destination file>"

don't forget the quotes, because they are essential with path that have space in them

this script runs only on windows (any version) btw

cheers!

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Reply to #6:

I want to express my gratitude to Guillaume for his great help by sending me a Python script that solved my needs.

Thank you, Guillaume!

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