".url" files and cryptic date format

huxley has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

I'm currently working on a script to (roughly) translate Opera's monolithic bookmarks file into ".url" files IE can understand. The one remaining challenge is uderstanding how the date is formatted in the output files. Has anyone here encountered this problem before?

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Re: ".url" files and cryptic date format by The Mad Hatter (Priest) on Jul 29, 2003 at 02:14 UTC
Always consult The Oracle first. URL File Format The Programmer's File Collection Database	[reply]
Re: Re: ".url" files and cryptic date format by huxley (Novice) on Jul 29, 2003 at 02:44 UTC
I should have mentioned that I've already seen that document. For future reference, the second link's entry for the URL file format points to the same thing as the first link. Unfortunately this document wasn't overly helpful, and I was hoping someone here might have some further insight into the issue that simply hadn't been published.	[reply]
Re^3: ".url" files and cryptic date format (guess) by tye (Sage) on Jul 29, 2003 at 15:10 UTC
It looks like hex. It is probably a MS "FILETIME" timestamp in hex, which is 100ns increments since January 1, 1601 (UTC). - tye	[reply]