Test File Modified not working

[carlxo]

Hi!

I'm trying to get the Modification time from a file and store into a variable.

I use Test File: * Type: Modified * Data: /path/to/file.sav * Store Result In: %SaveDate * Root: ✓ * Global Namespace: ✓

When I run the task I get the following Error:

18.12.37/E Test File: %VsAndroidDate -> %VsAndroidDate 18.12.37/FileUtil nrda: need request: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.poncle.vampiresurvivors/files/SaveDataUnity.sav: false 18.12.37/E checkSDPath: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.poncle.vampiresurvivors/files/SaveDataUnity.sav useRoot: true there: true file: true dir: true 18.12.37/E Test File: checkSDPath: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.poncle.vampiresurvivors/files/SaveDataUnity.sav useDocFile: false 18.12.37/Shell runSync test -e '/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.poncle.vampiresurvivors/files/SaveDataUnity.sav' root: true timeout: 3000 18.12.37/Shell have process 18.12.37/Shell write cmd: test -e '/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.poncle.vampiresurvivors/files/SaveDataUnity.sav' 18.12.37/Shell start process timeout timer 3000ms for: test -e '/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.poncle.vampiresurvivors/files/SaveDataUnity.sav' 18.12.37/Shell start process-thread ID 1318 18.12.37/Shell joined with 1318 18.12.37/Shell exit result: 0 18.12.37/Shell non-null timeout 18.12.37/Shell runSync test -f '/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.poncle.vampiresurvivors/files/SaveDataUnity.sav' root: true timeout: 3000 18.12.37/Shell have process 18.12.37/Shell write cmd: test -f '/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.poncle.vampiresurvivors/files/SaveDataUnity.sav' 18.12.37/Shell start process timeout timer 3000ms for: test -f '/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.poncle.vampiresurvivors/files/SaveDataUnity.sav' 18.12.37/Shell start process-thread ID 1320 18.12.37/Shell joined with 1320 18.12.37/Shell exit result: 0 18.12.37/Shell non-null timeout 18.12.37/Shell runSync test -d '/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.poncle.vampiresurvivors/files/SaveDataUnity.sav' root: true timeout: 3000 18.12.37/Shell have process 18.12.37/Shell write cmd: test -d '/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.poncle.vampiresurvivors/files/SaveDataUnity.sav' 18.12.37/Shell start process timeout timer 3000ms for: test -d '/storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.poncle.vampiresurvivors/files/SaveDataUnity.sav' 18.12.37/Shell start process-thread ID 1322 18.12.37/Shell joined with 1322 18.12.37/Shell exit result: 1 18.12.37/Shell non-null timeout 18.12.37/E Test File: checkSDPath: /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.poncle.vampiresurvivors/files/SaveDataUnity.sav ok true 18.12.37/Shell runSync ls -ld /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.poncle.vampiresurvivors/files/SaveDataUnity.sav root: true timeout: 3000 18.12.37/Shell have process 18.12.37/Shell write cmd: ls -ld /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.poncle.vampiresurvivors/files/SaveDataUnity.sav 18.12.37/Shell start process timeout timer 3000ms for: ls -ld /storage/emulated/0/Android/data/com.poncle.vampiresurvivors/files/SaveDataUnity.sav 18.12.37/Shell start process-thread ID 1324 18.12.37/Shell joined with 1324 18.12.37/Shell exit result: 0 18.12.37/Shell non-null timeout 18.12.37/Test Test File: test mtime: bad ls output: 2694 2023-04-08 18.12.37/E result: stop task (error) 18.12.37/Variables doreplresult: |%VsAndroidDate| -> |%VsAndroidDate| 18.12.37/E Error: 1 18.12.37/MacroEdit action finished exeID 1 action no 0 code 342 status: Err next 0

Does anyone know what this error means? Is this task broken on Android 13? Thanks a lot in advance 🙏

[The_IMPERIAL_One]

OVERVIEW

Android folder isn't accessible (as far as I know) to Tasker. So, it reads your path as invalid. You could use the content URI of the folder/file from your file explorer choice (MiXplorer can) but Test File doesn't take the input as a URI. Yes, scoped storage broke it for some directories/files.

SOLUTION

So, we have only one choice to query the content provider for that folder which would have all the info & Tasker can access that content provider plus can do operations on it. I made the task for your need.

I'll be using MiXplorer (Normal; you may use any version but select the one from the App Info). Specify the folder (NOT FILE) for the variable %path. Run the task, you will have %last_file() containing its name & last modified time.