Is there a switch I can use to force ghost to update the date modified time stamp when overwriting an exisiting image?


I am using Ghost 11.5 in DOS 7.10

If I have an existing ghost image and overwrite that image using partition to image option, it prompts me if i want to overwrite the ghost file, and I choose yes, however the time stamp does not change after it has created the file, eg the time modified and time created stamp remains the same, and does not change to the current time. I know this is not a problem with DOS as I modified a text file and the time stamp changed, so I know that ghost is not updating the time stamp.

Cheers

Probably the last thing I'd ever want to do is use one name for more than one Ghost backup.  There's a great advantage in having more than just one Ghost backup on your backup drive.
I still have Ghost backup files, going back many years.

Since almost day one, with Ghost I've always used a file name that tells me what I backed up and when.
For instance when I'm backing up my XP drive, I will use a name like:
XP111508, telling me the drive and date that I made the file.

Backing up my Vista drive, I'd use:
VI111408, signifying that I did the backup from my VIsta drive and I did it on 111408 (11/14/2008).
Always keep in mind that you're working in DOS and filenames must not be over 8 characters in length.

Don't be lazy.....give each Ghost backup a different name. 
Someday, you'll be darn'd glad you did.

Cheers Mate!
The Shadow 

Actually if you could use a command line for ghost to delete the existing file for example

ghost.exe /del,1:2\image\ghost\part1\new.gho

that would be cool but kinda unnessecary for something as simple as writing a new timestamp.

I will keep searching, but thanks for your help

Hey NightOwl, thanks for your advice, however, its not a DOS issue, I have already confirmed it, using DOS 6 & 7 & FreeDOS. I do use 4DOS as my shell, so possibly that is an issue. Can I ask you to experiment? Create a partition to image ghost, and then overwrite it shortly afterwards and notice if the timestamp changed?

Also I did experiment doing this without a command line using the ghost.exe GUI, same results.

If ghost doesn't update the timestamp, then I am going to forget it and sort them by filename, not date, so I will get into a habit of naming them eg 0_base.gho 1_drive.gho, etc. The reason I need a timestamp, is so I can sort them newest to oldest, in DOS

eg dir /b /o-d

I want it to be independant of my OS, so I am now using NTFS4DOS to mount the NTFS drives in dos and read/write files from there.
I think the only way is to delete the existing file and create a new one to get the timestamp   Thanks for the tip!

Sorry the example I gave was very vague! Sorry for any misunderstanding.