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  Arguments
 
    file_variable    Typed, untyped, or text file; already open
 
    time             Receives date and time in packed 4-byte format
 
  Description
 
    The GetFTime procedure retrieves the date and time of the last
    modification of a file. DOS maintains a directory entry that keeps
    this information. DOS updates the date and time of a file when
    closing the file.
 
    The file_variable argument must be associated with an opened file
    of any type. Use the Assign procedure to associate a file name with
    file_variable. Open a file with the Append, Reset, or Rewrite
    procedures.
 
    The time argument receives the date and time in packed 4-byte
    format. Call the UnpackTime procedure to convert the time to an
    unpacked form.
 
    GetFTime reports error conditions in DosError, defined in the Dos
    unit. If no error occurred, GetFTime sets DosError to 0. The only
    possible error value is 6 for "invalid file handle."