DateCreated Property

Returns the date and time that the specified file or folder was created. Read-only.

Syntax

object.DateCreated

Remarks

The object is always a File or Folder object.

Examples

The following code illustrates the use of the DateCreated property with a file:

Function ShowFileInfo(filespec)
   Dim fso, f
   Set fso = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")
   Set f = fso.GetFile(filespec)
   ShowFileInfo = "Created: " & f.DateCreated
End Function

Run this code in Immediate Window:

Debug.Print ShowFileInfo("D:\myfile.txt")

Result:

Created: 2022/4/13 16:14:52