nf-fileapi-comparefiletime.md

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NF:fileapi.CompareFileTime	CompareFileTime function (fileapi.h)	Compares two file times.	CompareFileTime CompareFileTime function _win32_comparefiletime base.comparefiletime fileapi/CompareFileTime winbase/CompareFileTime	base\comparefiletime.htm	winprog	38161826-3a43-42a3-a49d-415b5f7451c5	12/05/2018	CompareFileTime, CompareFileTime function, _win32_comparefiletime, base.comparefiletime, fileapi/CompareFileTime, winbase/CompareFileTime	fileapi.h	Windows.h	Windows	Windows XP [desktop apps \| UWP apps]	Windows Server 2003 [desktop apps \| UWP apps]										Kernel32.lib	Kernel32.dll		Windows			19H1	CompareFileTime fileapi/CompareFileTime	c++	APIRef kbSyntax	DllExport	Kernel32.dll API-MS-Win-Core-File-l1-1-0.dll KernelBase.dll API-MS-Win-Core-File-l1-2-0.dll API-MS-Win-Core-File-l1-2-1.dll API-MS-Win-Core-File-l1-2-2.dll API-MS-Win-DownLevel-Kernel32-l1-1-0.dll MinKernelBase.dll	CompareFileTime

CompareFileTime function

-description

Compares two file times.

-parameters

-param lpFileTime1 [in]

A pointer to a FILETIME structure that specifies the first file time.

-param lpFileTime2 [in]

A pointer to a FILETIME structure that specifies the second file time.

-returns

The return value is one of the following values.

Return value	Description
-1	First file time is earlier than second file time.
0	First file time is equal to second file time.
1	First file time is later than second file time.

-see-also

FILETIME

File Times

GetFileTime

Time Functions