"keepITcool" wrote in message ...
Alan,

First of all.. :
did you notice the first file never get's listed..?
move fname=dir() down to just before the loop and you're fine.

Next:
the dates on my system are correct,
but I suspect that it's related to a setting of the windows filesystem.

Several XP tuning/tweaking proggies allow you to turn off NTFS's
tracking of the last access date.


Thanks, must admit I hadn't noticed but will have a look at that.

On the system I am using at work I shall not be able to check on the
access tracking so will have to live with that