How to make timestamps on samba files set by server time, not PC time.

[Allen Reese]

On Fri, 19 Mar 1999, Nicolas Williams wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 19, 1999 at 06:09:41AM +1100, Dan Kaminsky wrote:
> > > Dan Kaminsky wrote:
> > > 
> > > > close command = touch %f
> > > >
> > > > Perfect timing!  I hope %f operates correctly here, though...
> > > 
> > > You might need to use close command = touch "%p/%f".  Remember that %f doesn't
> > > include the full path, just the path anchored from the share's path.
> > > 
> > > I suggest the quotes because of the nasty habit windows users have of putting
> > > spaces in the file names.
> 
> Using quotes as you did will protect you from all kinds of hard-to-track
> problems.
> 
> > [UI Geek Mode Activated]
> > 
> > Spaces in file names are *GOOD* things.
> > Only_Computer_People_Type_Like_This
> > It_Really_Isn't_That_Ergonomic_If_You_Think_About_It
> > AndActuallyThisIsReallyHardToRead.
> > 
> > (This is somewhat related to the observation that scrolls went out of
> > fashion a few thousand years ago--for good reason.)
> > 
> > [UI Geek Mode Deactivated.]
> 
> Hmmm, this geek must have come from a different mold than that geek then.
> 
> :)
> 
> Nico
> 
It is actually the new and improved geek mold.  Optionally with BeOS
preinstalled, see http://www.be.com

Allen Reese
Senior Software Engineer
Driversoft, Inc.
allen at driversoft.com