BUG: newCreatedDate and newModifiedDate are not readable

Hi Kim,

Place this code in a script method:
console.log (item.newCreatedDate, typeof item.newCreatedDate, app.formatDate(item.newCreatedDate, "yyyy-mm-dd") );

You should get results like:
2026-03-15 18:50:18, string, 2026-03-15

Instead, Aren 4.20 yields:
, string, 0000-00-00

The same defect also occurs for newModifiedDate.
(And (new)Access date is not available at all?! )

This is a problem when the dates are changed by previous batch methods and you don't want your JS step to trash that work.

For example: https://www.advancedrenamer.com/forum_thread/using-date-of-a nother-file-in-batch-17096

(And also a one-off situation that I had a few months ago).

Please make newCreatedDate and newModifiedDate readable as well as writable.

Adding newAccessedDate would be nice too.

Thanks,
Randy

Still not fixed: v 4.21

Reply to #2:

Hi Randy,

Where is item.newCreatedDate documented? It's not in the drop-down when entering an "item." string; and it's not available in, for instance,

x = app.currentItem.newCreatedDate ;

Also, is your delete key working in 4.21? (apart from in the list window)

EDIT: As to delete key, when I changed the hotkey setting for "remove item in list" (or whatever the wording is) to Alt + Del, my delete key started working in the method list. I can't uncheck the Alt key box, however... :)

Best,
DF

Reply to #3:

Hi DF,

"Holy Carp"!

Yes, I see the same problems with the delete key and the Alt checkbox!

I thought that item.newCreatedDate was in the autocomplete in 4.20 (don't feel like confirming ATM). It definitely is in version 3.

Thankfully, my scripts that set item.newModifiedDate and item.newCreatedDate still seem to work (fingers crossed).

Best,
Randy

Reply to #4:

My eyes are crossed... hope that helps! :)

Reply to #4:
That Alt checkbox bug is absolutely annoying. It is caused by multi platform support. I will fix within a couple of days.