Of course, it's trivial to set the clock back in Windows, so does the access time reliably tell you anything?
c:\>dir /ta a.txt Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is 0000-0000 Directory of c:\ 07/24/2002 10:33a 10 a.txt 1 File(s) 10 bytes 0 Dir(s) 1,234,567,890 bytes free c:\>date The current date is: Wed 07/24/2002 Enter the new date: (mm-dd-yy) 1/1/1980 <-- Time travel ^-- (Be careful, this froze my Win2k machine!) c:\>type a.txt hello c:\>date The current date is: Tue 01/01/1980 Enter the new date: (mm-dd-yy) 7/24/2002 <-- Back to the future! c:\>dir /ta a.txt Volume in drive C has no label. Volume Serial Number is 0000-0000 Directory of c:\ 01/01/1980 11:34a 10 a.txt 1 File(s) 10 bytes 0 Dir(s) 1,234,567,890 bytes free c:\> -----Original Message----- From: Mario Camara [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:35 AM To: 'Wolf, Glenn'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: how to tell when a file was last read Importance: High Under Windows 98 you should use: DIR /V And you shall see what you need... Mário Câmara [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ: 331 335 -----Original Message----- From: Wolf, Glenn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 8:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: how to tell when a file was last read Aw, be nice. Some people _have_ to use those windows thingies... Check "dir /?" -- specifically, "dir /ta" will do what you want. Glenn -----Original Message----- From: Tobias Rosenstock [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2002 9:27 AM To: Mike Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: how to tell when a file was last read > under windows??? under your windows? well, under my windows, there are window sills.. no files there, sorry. i have a couple of files in my toolbox, though. but nobody can tell when they were last accessed..