Parameters

path

The file or directory for which to set the creation date and time information.

creationTime

The date and time the file or directory was last written to. This value is expressed in local time.

Exceptions

Type	Reason
ArgumentException	path is a zero-length string, contains only white space, or contains one or more implementation-specific invalid characters.
ArgumentOutOfRangeException	creationTime specifies a value outside the range of date/times permitted for this operation.
ArgumentNullException	path is null.
System.IO.FileNotFoundException	path was not found.
System.IO.IOException	An I/O error occurred while performing the operation.
System.IO.PathTooLongException	The length of path or the absolute path information for path exceeds the system-defined maximum length.
UnauthorizedAccessException	The caller does not have the required permission.

Remarks

The path parameter is permitted to specify relative or absolute path information. Relative path information is interpreted as relative to the current working directory. To obtain the current working directory, see Directory.GetCurrentDirectory.

The path parameter is not case-sensitive.

Permissions

Requirements