FLPRJ file dates

[tom powell]

When I create a new Flare file (project), the FLPRJ file date is the day i create it. But, if I go back a month later and change it and save it, the file date stays the same as when it was first created.
Is there a way to indicate the actual date every time you save it?
I use this both for saving the same file and copying the file.
For example: I create version A today. Then in six months I just copy version A, and rename it to version B (so I'll keep both versions, but don't have to recreate it from scratch).
I'd like the file dates to show the actually dates i edit or save it.
Thanks

[MattyQ]

Hey, Tom,

This is a common expectation. Part of the issue is that the *.flprj file is basically a static file that stores some configuration settings for the project. When you're opening a *.flprj in Flare (e.g. double-clicking it in Windows Explorer), you're not actually opening and editing that file directly.

If you do something like bind the project to source control, or define a default stylesheet or master page, you'll see the *.flprj file update and the date change. That is, again, because project-wide configuration stuff is stored in the *.flprj. If you open the file directly in a text editor like Notepad++, you can see it's just an XML file with a pretty limited set of attributes.

Unfortunately, it also makes the *.flprj file a bad indicator of when the project was last updated.

[Paulie]

Having had a quick look, I'd suggest that the Analyzer\Content.cadbf\Content9.s3db-wal or Analyzer\Content.cadbf\Content9.s3db files time stamp looks to be a better indicator of when a Flare project was last updated.