MS-DOS date and time are packed 16-bit values that specify local date/time. The time is always stored in the current UTC time offset set on the computer which created the file. Note that the daylight saving time (DST) shifts also change the UTC time offset.
For example, if you pack two files A and B into a ZIP archive, file A last modified at 2020-03-29 00:59 UTC+00:00 (GMT) and file B at 2020-03-29 02:00 UTC+01:00 (BST), the file modification times saved in MS-DOS format in the ZIP file will vary depending on whether the computer packing the files is set to GMT or BST at the time of ZIP creation.
It follows that you are unable to determine the actual last modified time of any file stored in the ZIP archive, if you don't know the locale time setting of the computer at the time it created the ZIP.
This format is used in some data formats from the MS-DOS era, for example:
This page hosts a formal specification of MS-DOS datetime using Kaitai Struct. This specification can be automatically translated into a variety of programming languages to get a parsing library.
// Code generated by kaitai-struct-compiler from a .ksy source file. DO NOT EDIT.
import (
"github.com/kaitai-io/kaitai_struct_go_runtime/kaitai"
"strconv"
)
/**
* MS-DOS date and time are packed 16-bit values that specify local date/time.
* The time is always stored in the current UTC time offset set on the computer
* which created the file. Note that the daylight saving time (DST) shifts
* also change the UTC time offset.
*
* For example, if you pack two files A and B into a ZIP archive, file A last modified
* at 2020-03-29 00:59 UTC+00:00 (GMT) and file B at 2020-03-29 02:00 UTC+01:00 (BST),
* the file modification times saved in MS-DOS format in the ZIP file will vary depending
* on whether the computer packing the files is set to GMT or BST at the time of ZIP creation.
*
* - If set to GMT:
* - file A: 2020-03-29 00:59 (UTC+00:00)
* - file B: 2020-03-29 01:00 (UTC+00:00)
* - If set to BST:
* - file A: 2020-03-29 01:59 (UTC+01:00)
* - file B: 2020-03-29 02:00 (UTC+01:00)
*
* It follows that you are unable to determine the actual last modified time
* of any file stored in the ZIP archive, if you don't know the locale time
* setting of the computer at the time it created the ZIP.
*
* This format is used in some data formats from the MS-DOS era, for example:
*
* - [zip](/zip/)
* - [rar](/rar/)
* - [vfat](/vfat/) (FAT12)
* - [lzh](/lzh/)
* - [cab](http://justsolve.archiveteam.org/wiki/Cabinet)
* @see <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/sysinfo/ms-dos-date-and-time">Source</a>
* @see <a href="https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/api/winbase/nf-winbase-dosdatetimetofiletime">Source</a>
* @see <a href="https://github.com/reactos/reactos/blob/c6b64448ce4/dll/win32/kernel32/client/time.c#L82-L87">DosDateTimeToFileTime</a>
* @see <a href="https://download.microsoft.com/download/0/8/4/084c452b-b772-4fe5-89bb-a0cbf082286a/fatgen103.doc">page 25/34</a>
*/
type DosDatetime struct {
Time *DosDatetime_Time
Date *DosDatetime_Date
_io *kaitai.Stream
_root *DosDatetime
_parent interface{}
}
func NewDosDatetime() *DosDatetime {
return &DosDatetime{
}
}
func (this *DosDatetime) Read(io *kaitai.Stream, parent interface{}, root *DosDatetime) (err error) {
this._io = io
this._parent = parent
this._root = root
tmp1 := NewDosDatetime_Time()
err = tmp1.Read(this._io, this, this._root)
if err != nil {
return err
}
this.Time = tmp1
tmp2 := NewDosDatetime_Date()
err = tmp2.Read(this._io, this, this._root)
if err != nil {
return err
}
this.Date = tmp2
return err
}
type DosDatetime_Time struct {
SecondDiv2 uint64
Minute uint64
Hour uint64
_io *kaitai.Stream
_root *DosDatetime
_parent *DosDatetime
_f_second bool
second int
_f_paddedSecond bool
paddedSecond string
_f_paddedMinute bool
paddedMinute string
_f_paddedHour bool
paddedHour string
}
func NewDosDatetime_Time() *DosDatetime_Time {
return &DosDatetime_Time{
}
}
func (this *DosDatetime_Time) Read(io *kaitai.Stream, parent *DosDatetime, root *DosDatetime) (err error) {
this._io = io
this._parent = parent
this._root = root
tmp3, err := this._io.ReadBitsIntLe(5)
if err != nil {
return err
}
this.SecondDiv2 = tmp3
if !(this.SecondDiv2 <= 29) {
return kaitai.NewValidationGreaterThanError(29, this.SecondDiv2, this._io, "/types/time/seq/0")
}
tmp4, err := this._io.ReadBitsIntLe(6)
if err != nil {
return err
}
this.Minute = tmp4
if !(this.Minute <= 59) {
return kaitai.NewValidationGreaterThanError(59, this.Minute, this._io, "/types/time/seq/1")
}
tmp5, err := this._io.ReadBitsIntLe(5)
if err != nil {
return err
}
this.Hour = tmp5
if !(this.Hour <= 23) {
return kaitai.NewValidationGreaterThanError(23, this.Hour, this._io, "/types/time/seq/2")
}
return err
}
func (this *DosDatetime_Time) Second() (v int, err error) {
if (this._f_second) {
return this.second, nil
}
this.second = int((2 * this.SecondDiv2))
this._f_second = true
return this.second, nil
}
func (this *DosDatetime_Time) PaddedSecond() (v string, err error) {
if (this._f_paddedSecond) {
return this.paddedSecond, nil
}
var tmp6 string;
tmp7, err := this.Second()
if err != nil {
return "", err
}
if (tmp7 <= 9) {
tmp6 = "0"
} else {
tmp6 = ""
}
tmp8, err := this.Second()
if err != nil {
return "", err
}
this.paddedSecond = string(tmp6 + strconv.FormatInt(int64(tmp8), 10))
this._f_paddedSecond = true
return this.paddedSecond, nil
}
func (this *DosDatetime_Time) PaddedMinute() (v string, err error) {
if (this._f_paddedMinute) {
return this.paddedMinute, nil
}
var tmp9 string;
if (this.Minute <= 9) {
tmp9 = "0"
} else {
tmp9 = ""
}
this.paddedMinute = string(tmp9 + strconv.FormatInt(int64(this.Minute), 10))
this._f_paddedMinute = true
return this.paddedMinute, nil
}
func (this *DosDatetime_Time) PaddedHour() (v string, err error) {
if (this._f_paddedHour) {
return this.paddedHour, nil
}
var tmp10 string;
if (this.Hour <= 9) {
tmp10 = "0"
} else {
tmp10 = ""
}
this.paddedHour = string(tmp10 + strconv.FormatInt(int64(this.Hour), 10))
this._f_paddedHour = true
return this.paddedHour, nil
}
type DosDatetime_Date struct {
Day uint64
Month uint64
YearMinus1980 uint64
_io *kaitai.Stream
_root *DosDatetime
_parent *DosDatetime
_f_year bool
year int
_f_paddedDay bool
paddedDay string
_f_paddedMonth bool
paddedMonth string
_f_paddedYear bool
paddedYear string
}
func NewDosDatetime_Date() *DosDatetime_Date {
return &DosDatetime_Date{
}
}
func (this *DosDatetime_Date) Read(io *kaitai.Stream, parent *DosDatetime, root *DosDatetime) (err error) {
this._io = io
this._parent = parent
this._root = root
tmp11, err := this._io.ReadBitsIntLe(5)
if err != nil {
return err
}
this.Day = tmp11
if !(this.Day >= 1) {
return kaitai.NewValidationLessThanError(1, this.Day, this._io, "/types/date/seq/0")
}
tmp12, err := this._io.ReadBitsIntLe(4)
if err != nil {
return err
}
this.Month = tmp12
if !(this.Month >= 1) {
return kaitai.NewValidationLessThanError(1, this.Month, this._io, "/types/date/seq/1")
}
if !(this.Month <= 12) {
return kaitai.NewValidationGreaterThanError(12, this.Month, this._io, "/types/date/seq/1")
}
tmp13, err := this._io.ReadBitsIntLe(7)
if err != nil {
return err
}
this.YearMinus1980 = tmp13
return err
}
/**
* only years from 1980 to 2107 (1980 + 127) can be represented
*/
func (this *DosDatetime_Date) Year() (v int, err error) {
if (this._f_year) {
return this.year, nil
}
this.year = int((1980 + this.YearMinus1980))
this._f_year = true
return this.year, nil
}
func (this *DosDatetime_Date) PaddedDay() (v string, err error) {
if (this._f_paddedDay) {
return this.paddedDay, nil
}
var tmp14 string;
if (this.Day <= 9) {
tmp14 = "0"
} else {
tmp14 = ""
}
this.paddedDay = string(tmp14 + strconv.FormatInt(int64(this.Day), 10))
this._f_paddedDay = true
return this.paddedDay, nil
}
func (this *DosDatetime_Date) PaddedMonth() (v string, err error) {
if (this._f_paddedMonth) {
return this.paddedMonth, nil
}
var tmp15 string;
if (this.Month <= 9) {
tmp15 = "0"
} else {
tmp15 = ""
}
this.paddedMonth = string(tmp15 + strconv.FormatInt(int64(this.Month), 10))
this._f_paddedMonth = true
return this.paddedMonth, nil
}
func (this *DosDatetime_Date) PaddedYear() (v string, err error) {
if (this._f_paddedYear) {
return this.paddedYear, nil
}
var tmp16 string;
tmp17, err := this.Year()
if err != nil {
return "", err
}
if (tmp17 <= 999) {
var tmp18 string;
tmp19, err := this.Year()
if err != nil {
return "", err
}
if (tmp19 <= 99) {
var tmp20 string;
tmp21, err := this.Year()
if err != nil {
return "", err
}
if (tmp21 <= 9) {
tmp20 = "0"
} else {
tmp20 = ""
}
tmp18 = "0" + tmp20
} else {
tmp18 = ""
}
tmp16 = "0" + tmp18
} else {
tmp16 = ""
}
tmp22, err := this.Year()
if err != nil {
return "", err
}
this.paddedYear = string(tmp16 + strconv.FormatInt(int64(tmp22), 10))
this._f_paddedYear = true
return this.paddedYear, nil
}