Off Topic: Change File Attributes (date)

Hi All,
Sorry this is off topic but I need a quick fix. I need to
change the date stamp on a set of files within a directory. Anyone
know a quick trick? Just need to mark all files with today's date.
We are restricted on freeware and shareware on site, so would
rather do this without downloading third party software.
thanks
Craig

Yeah I could do with a fix too, it's that sort of a day!
You are old enough and ugly enough to remember DOS. I think
you could change it there. In Windows I think you are restricted to
using third party software. I have a good programme. Want to drop
by here lunchtime with all the files on a memory stick?

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Then you also have to option to generate 100 % previews which provides you with almost instant 100 % previews for loupe in preview panel or full screen view and click. Logically this needs more time and generates a lot of big cache files, all depending on the files you start with and the size of your monitor.
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In Bridge prefs advanced there is the option to create also monitor sized previews which should provide you with good quality full screen when using space bar in Bridge to preview in full screen.
This setting also creates a bit larger cache files in the 1024 folder depending on the size of your monitor (logical).
And if you want to apply a search using the find command you also have to include non indexed files to search in all folders, including the not before cached files.
Like first time cache this first indexing takes some extra time but should only need to be done once and then be persistent until you add new files or folders that have not been cached or indexed before.
Until so far the theory for a stand alone. If you have the files stored in a Network and other stations have access and have different cache settings or monitor size settings there might be some other things going on, or someone else has changed the file on their station and then when you select that folder Bridge needs to recache the changes.
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