MATLAB: How to get creation date of files

Question

How can I get the creation date of file? I can get modified date with dir command but not the creation date.

Answer 1

Try this FEX submission:

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/fileexchange/24671-filetime

Or on windows you can call the DOS command:

http://www.mathworks.com/matlabcentral/answers/100248-is-it-possible-to-obtain-the-creation-date-of-a-directory-or-file-in-matlab-7-5-r2007b

but their advice is not quite correct, it actually needs to be like this:

>> [~,str] = dos('dir /T:C *.m');
>> rgx = '(\d{4}\.\d{2}\.\d{2}\.\s+\d{2}:\d{2})\s+\d+\s+([^\n]+)';
>> tkn = regexp(str,rgx,'tokens');
>> tkn{:}
ans = 
    '2016.03.02.  11:51'    'startup.m'
ans = 
    '2016.06.07.  15:29'    'Untitled.m'

And then it reads the creation date perfectly!