title: Setting file creation timestamp in Java
body: <p>I know setting the creation timestamp doesn't exist in Java because Linux doesn't have it, but is there a way to set a file's (Windows) creation timestamp in Java?  I have a basic modification timestamp editor I made right here.</p>
  
  <pre><code>import java.io.*;
  import java.util.*;
  import java.text.*;
  import javax.swing.*;
  
  public class chdt{
      static File file;
      static JFrame frame = new JFrame("Input a file to change");
      public static void main(String[] args) {
          try{
  
              final JFileChooser fc = new JFileChooser();
              fc.setMultiSelectionEnabled(false);
  
              //BufferedReader bf = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(System.in));
              //System.out.println("Enter file name with extension:");
              //String str = bf.readLine();
              JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Input a file to change.");
              frame.setSize(300, 200);
  
              frame.setVisible(true);
  
              int retVal = fc.showOpenDialog(frame);
              if (retVal == JFileChooser.APPROVE_OPTION) {
                  file = fc.getSelectedFile();
                  frame.setVisible(false);
              } else {
                  JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "3RR0RZ!  You didn't input a file.");
                  System.exit(0);
              }
  
              //System.out.println("Enter last modified date in 'dd-mm-yyyy-hh-mm-ss' format:");
              //String strDate = bf.readLine();
              String strDate = JOptionPane.showInputDialog("Enter last modified date in 'dd-mm-yyyy-hh-mm-ss' format:");
  
              SimpleDateFormat sdf = new SimpleDateFormat("dd-MM-yyyy-HH-mm-ss");
              Date date = sdf.parse(strDate);
  
              if (file.exists()){
                  file.setLastModified(date.getTime());
                  JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "Modification is successful!");
              }
              else{
                  JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "File does not exist!  Did you accidentally it or what?");
              }
          }
          catch(Exception e){
              e.printStackTrace();
              JOptionPane.showMessageDialog(null, "3RR0RZ");
          }
      }
  }
  </code></pre>