# CreateDateTime (String filePath)

| **Name**    | ***CreateDateTime***                                            |
| ----------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Syntax      | CreateDateTime (String filePath)                                |
| Purpose     | To return date time value of when a specified file was created. |
| Description | Returns create date time for a specified file.                  |
| Return Type | DateTime                                                        |
| Parameter   | filePath \[System.String] – Path of the source file             |

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/0%20\(191\).png)

**Example**

In this example, we are passing the required parameters to the function transformation object using a *Variables* object.

Where,

*filePath* = C:\Users\Kanwal.Azim\OneDrive - Astera Software\Desktop\Functions Documentation\Files\CreateDateTime\Test.txt

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/1%20\(191\).png)

Right-click on the function transformation object and select *Preview Output.* You can see that Astera Data Stack has returned the datetime value of when he specified file was created, as evident below:

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/2%20\(191\).png)

![](https://github.com/astera-software/Astera_Data_Stack_v9/blob/main/.gitbook/assets/3%20\(36\).png)