yah, that was it...not very efficient tho...hence the wild stab caveat...

How about comparing the files against a file with the specified date?

code:
$rc = CompareFileTimes($file_x, $specified_date_file)
IF $rc = -1 ; $file_x is older
  ; copy $file_x command goes here
ENDIF


[ 26. November 2002, 16:31: Message edited by: Waltz ]
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