Set create date problem

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mangar

I am trying to import files from a legacy system. I got all the directories and files to move fine, but I need to keep the original create date. I get it fine and use the ISODateFormat to format. Everything works with no errors, I go to alfresco and look at it, it has today's date! here is the relevant code:

           NamedValue createDateValue = Utils.createNamedValue("{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}created", fileDate);
           NamedValue modDateValue = Utils.createNamedValue("{http://www.alfresco.org/model/content/1.0}modified", fileDate);
                            
            NamedValue[] contentProps = new NamedValue[] {createDateValue,modDateValue};

            // Construct CML statement to create test doc content node            
            CMLCreate createDoc = new CMLCreate("ref1", docParent, null, null, null, Constants.createQNameString(NAMESPACE, CONTENT_TYPE), contentProps);
            CML cml = new CML();
            cml.setCreate(new CMLCreate[] {createDoc});
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like I said - no errors are being thrown, just today's date is being thrown.

hkır

I have a similar problem. While I can modify the description or name of a file I can't change the modifier/creator and modification/creation dates via web service client. Probably this is a design decision of alfresco architects.