lol.
make your file that SINGLE @.
and then use this:
"with normal	:" GetFileTime ("f:\MOSAIC01MZsec14-9-2003@@8-20-5.evt") ?
"error is	:" @serror ? ?
"with forced	:" GetFileTime ("f:\MOSAIC01MZsec14-9-2003"+chr(64)+"8-20-5.evt") ?
"error is	:" @serror ? ?
"different ?"

get $


like you said, you SHOULD know, you CANT!!! use the single @-sign in the string.
how hard is that.
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