Index: fat16_config.h
===================================================================
--- fat16_config.h	(Revision 94)
+++ fat16_config.h	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -30,6 +30,30 @@
 
 /**
  * \ingroup fat16_config
+ * Controls FAT16 date and time support.
+ * 
+ * Set to 1 to enable FAT16 date and time stamping support.
+ */
+#define FAT16_DATETIME_SUPPORT 1
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup fat16_config
+ * Determines the function used for retrieving current date and time.
+ *
+ * Used when FAT16_DATETIME_SUPPORT is 1.
+ */
+#define fat16_get_datetime(year, month, day, hour, min, sec) \
+{ \
+    (year) = 2007; \
+    (month) = 1; \
+    (day) = 1; \
+    (hour) = 0; \
+    (min) = 0; \
+    (sec) = 0; \
+}
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup fat16_config
  * Maximum number of filesystem handles.
  */
 #define FAT16_FS_COUNT 1
Index: fat16.c
===================================================================
--- fat16.c	(Revision 99)
+++ fat16.c	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@
 
 static uint8_t fat16_get_fs_free_callback(uint8_t* buffer, uint32_t offset, void* p);
 
+static void fat16_set_file_creation_date(struct fat16_dir_entry_struct* dir_entry, uint16_t year, uint8_t month, uint8_t day);
+static void fat16_set_file_creation_time(struct fat16_dir_entry_struct* dir_entry, uint8_t hour, uint8_t min, uint8_t sec);
+
 /**
  * \ingroup fat16_fs
  * Opens a FAT16 filesystem.
@@ -630,6 +633,14 @@
                                ((uint32_t) raw_entry[30] << 16) |
                                ((uint32_t) raw_entry[31] << 24);
 
+#if FAT16_DATETIME_SUPPORT
+        dir_entry->creation_time_tenths = raw_entry[13];
+        dir_entry->creation_time = ((uint16_t) raw_entry[14]) |
+                                   ((uint16_t) raw_entry[15] << 8);
+        dir_entry->creation_date = ((uint16_t) raw_entry[16]) |
+                                   ((uint16_t) raw_entry[17] << 8);
+#endif
+
         return 2;
     }
 }
@@ -1721,6 +1732,13 @@
     /* fill directory entry buffer */
     memset(&buffer[11], 0, sizeof(buffer) - 11);
     buffer[0x0b] = dir_entry->attributes;
+#if FAT16_DATETIME_SUPPORT
+    buffer[0x0d] = dir_entry->creation_time_tenths;
+    buffer[0x0e] = (dir_entry->creation_time >> 0) & 0xff;
+    buffer[0x0f] = (dir_entry->creation_time >> 8) & 0xff;
+    buffer[0x10] = (dir_entry->creation_date >> 0) & 0xff;
+    buffer[0x11] = (dir_entry->creation_date >> 8) & 0xff;
+#endif
     buffer[0x1a] = (dir_entry->cluster >> 0) & 0xff;
     buffer[0x1b] = (dir_entry->cluster >> 8) & 0xff;
     buffer[0x1c] = (dir_entry->file_size >> 0) & 0xff;
@@ -1840,9 +1858,24 @@
 
     struct fat16_fs_struct* fs = parent->fs;
 
+    /* prepare directory entry with values already known */
     memset(dir_entry, 0, sizeof(*dir_entry));
     strncpy(dir_entry->long_name, file, sizeof(dir_entry->long_name) - 1);
+#if FAT16_DATETIME_SUPPORT
+    {
+        uint16_t year;
+        uint8_t month;
+        uint8_t day;
+        uint8_t hour;
+        uint8_t min;
+        uint8_t sec;
 
+        fat16_get_datetime(year, month, day, hour, min, sec);
+        fat16_set_file_creation_date(dir_entry, year, month, day);
+        fat16_set_file_creation_time(dir_entry, hour, min, sec);
+    }
+#endif
+
     /* find place where to store directory entry */
     if(!(dir_entry->entry_offset = fat16_find_offset_for_dir_entry(fs, parent, dir_entry)))
         return 0;
@@ -1962,7 +1995,21 @@
     
     memset(dir_entry, 0, sizeof(*dir_entry));
     dir_entry->attributes = FAT16_ATTRIB_DIR;
+#if FAT16_DATETIME_SUPPORT
+    {
+        uint16_t year;
+        uint8_t month;
+        uint8_t day;
+        uint8_t hour;
+        uint8_t min;
+        uint8_t sec;
 
+        fat16_get_datetime(year, month, day, hour, min, sec);
+        fat16_set_file_creation_date(dir_entry, year, month, day);
+        fat16_set_file_creation_time(dir_entry, hour, min, sec);
+    }
+#endif
+
     /* create "." directory self reference */
     dir_entry->entry_offset = fs->header.cluster_zero_offset +
                               (uint32_t) (dir_cluster - 2) * fs->header.cluster_size;
@@ -2029,6 +2076,73 @@
 #endif
 
 /**
+ * \ingroup fat16_file
+ * Returns the creation date of a file.
+ */
+void fat16_get_file_creation_date(const struct fat16_dir_entry_struct* dir_entry, uint16_t* year, uint8_t* month, uint8_t* day)
+{
+#if FAT16_DATETIME_SUPPORT
+    if(!dir_entry)
+        return;
+
+    *year = 1980 + ((dir_entry->creation_date >> 9) & 0x7f);
+    *month = (dir_entry->creation_date >> 5) & 0x0f;
+    *day = (dir_entry->creation_date >> 0) & 0x1f;
+#endif
+}
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup fat16_file
+ * Returns the creation time of a file.
+ */
+void fat16_get_file_creation_time(const struct fat16_dir_entry_struct* dir_entry, uint8_t* hour, uint8_t* min, uint8_t* sec)
+{
+#if FAT16_DATETIME_SUPPORT
+    if(!dir_entry)
+        return;
+
+    *hour = (dir_entry->creation_time >> 11) & 0x1f;
+    *min = (dir_entry->creation_time >> 5) & 0x3f;
+    *sec = ((dir_entry->creation_time >> 0) & 0x1f) * 2 + dir_entry->creation_time_tenths / 100;
+#endif
+}
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup fat16_file
+ * Sets the creation time of a date.
+ */
+void fat16_set_file_creation_date(struct fat16_dir_entry_struct* dir_entry, uint16_t year, uint8_t month, uint8_t day)
+{
+#if FAT16_DATETIME_SUPPORT
+    if(!dir_entry)
+        return;
+
+    dir_entry->creation_date =
+        ((year - 1980) << 9) |
+        ((uint16_t) month << 5) |
+        ((uint16_t) day << 0);
+#endif
+}
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup fat16_file
+ * Sets the creation time of a file.
+ */
+void fat16_set_file_creation_time(struct fat16_dir_entry_struct* dir_entry, uint8_t hour, uint8_t min, uint8_t sec)
+{
+#if FAT16_DATETIME_SUPPORT
+    if(!dir_entry)
+        return;
+
+    dir_entry->creation_time =
+        ((uint16_t) hour << 11) |
+        ((uint16_t) min << 5) |
+        ((uint16_t) sec >> 1) ;
+    dir_entry->creation_time_tenths = (sec & 0x01) * 100;
+#endif
+}
+
+/**
  * \ingroup fat16_fs
  * Returns the amount of total storage capacity of the filesystem in bytes.
  *
Index: fat16.h
===================================================================
--- fat16.h	(Revision 94)
+++ fat16.h	(Arbeitskopie)
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 #ifndef FAT16_H
 #define FAT16_H
 
+#include "fat16_config.h"
+
 #include <stdint.h>
 
 /**
@@ -68,6 +70,13 @@
     char long_name[32];
     /** The file's attributes. Mask of the FAT16_ATTRIB_* constants. */
     uint8_t attributes;
+#if FAT16_DATETIME_SUPPORT
+    /** Compressed representation of creation time. */
+    uint8_t creation_time_tenths;
+    uint16_t creation_time;
+    /** Compressed representation of creation date. */
+    uint16_t creation_date;
+#endif
     /** The cluster in which the file's first byte resides. */
     uint16_t cluster;
     /** The file's size. */
@@ -96,6 +105,9 @@
 uint8_t fat16_create_dir(struct fat16_dir_struct* parent, const char* dir, struct fat16_dir_entry_struct* dir_entry);
 #define fat16_delete_dir fat16_delete_file
 
+void fat16_get_file_creation_date(const struct fat16_dir_entry_struct* dir_entry, uint16_t* year, uint8_t* month, uint8_t* day);
+void fat16_get_file_creation_time(const struct fat16_dir_entry_struct* dir_entry, uint8_t* hour, uint8_t* min, uint8_t* sec);
+
 uint8_t fat16_get_dir_entry_of_path(struct fat16_fs_struct* fs, const char* path, struct fat16_dir_entry_struct* dir_entry);
 
 uint32_t fat16_get_fs_size(const struct fat16_fs_struct* fs);