Not part of the "spec" per-se, but IIRC yes: writing out a properties file 
using the APIs in java.util.Properties will put a timestamp in the 
serialized output.

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Vinny <xaymaca@gmail.com> wrote on 05/08/2006 04:01:49 PM:

> Thanks for the suggestion. Unfortunately that only produces this at
> the top of the
> file :
> #
> #Mon May 08 15:57:42 EDT 2006
> 
> ant 1.6.2 OSX jdk 1.5
> Are timestamps part of the Properties spec or something?
> 
> 
> 
> On 4/28/06, Jan.Materne@rzf.fin-nrw.de <Jan.Materne@rzf.fin-nrw.de> 
wrote:
> > Maybe with an empty comment <propertyfile comment="" .../>
> >
> > Jan
> >
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> > >Betreff: Property Task's timestamp
> > >
> > >Is there anyway Ant to not put timestamps on the top of a
> > >created/modified property file via the Property Task?
> > >Thank You
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