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- TouchFolder 1.0.0
-
- Requires System 7.
-
- I occasionally find myself wondering, "Did I work on this project
- today?" The simple thing would be to look at the modification date
- of the folder containing the project. Only that doesn't get
- updated when a file is modified, only if it is added or deleted.
-
- So this quick hack will update a folder's modification date to
- reflect the most recently modified file within it (or in any nested
- folders in it). Just drag 'n' drop the folder (or folders) you
- want onto TouchFolder, and presto! If the folder already has a
- later mod date than any of its files, it will be left alone. Also,
- the nested folders are NOT modified, though their contents are
- scanned.
-
- You might want to keep an alias in a convenient place on your
- desktop, like I do with ctc, Save-a-BNDL, etc.
-
- Usually the change shows up in the finder immediately, though
- sometimes it doesn't. I have no idea why. Closing and reopening
- the window containing the folder you just touched (almost) always
- gets the finder's attention.
-
- This is free (how could anyone charge money for something this
- simple?). I would distribute source code, but most of it (really!)
- is copied directly from THINK Reference 2.0 (from the "Getting
- files selected from the finder" and "PBGetCatInfo" pages, if you
- must know), and my reading of the license agreement is that I can
- distribute only object code.
-
- Send bug reports, jokes, etc. to...
-
- Kevin R. Boyce boyce@lheavx.gsfc.nasa.gov
- Code 663
- NASA/GSFC
- Greenbelt, MD 20771