timeCreated

Syntax timeCreated (address)
Params address is an Object Database table location.
Action Retrieves the time the object stored at address was created.
Returns The date and time the object was created unless no such object exists, in which case an error condition results.
Examples timeCreated (@root)

   » 7/10/91 ; 3:16 PM

timeCreated (@examples.funStuff)

   » 9/7/91 ; 5:16 PM

timeCreated (@nothing)

   » false

Error also generated because "nothing" has not been defined.

timeCreated (@examples.age)

   » false // creation time not maintained for this type
Errors If no object exists at address, Frontier returns an error indicating the name address has not been defined.

Supplying the address of an object that is not one of the supported types (see Notes, below) returns false, but it is not an error.
Notes This verb applies only to Frontier objects that can be displayed and edited in their own window. These types are: outline, script, menubar, table, wptext, and picture.
See Also timeModified

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