>this is a followup to a solution I received from Sergey and Naomi (with thanks). It gives the title and date of the last changed database in a directory.
>
>I don't know if this is possible but could I select the one BEFORE the last database -
>The database that always comes up is called tasks.dbf and is actually always s changed. I would like the code to read
>if the last file is tasks.dbf then show me the one before that and it's date of change.
>
>I can make it to the if clause - and even that is probably not the most effective route.
>
>
>if lafielist='tasks.dbf'
>
>
>

>ltZeroTime = CTOT("00:00:00")
>= ADIR(laFieList, 'c:\db\prg\menu\*.dbf')
>FOR i= 1 TO ALEN(laFieList,1)
>laFieList[i,5] = DTOT(laFieList[i,3]) + (CTOT(laFieList[i,4]) - ltZeroTime)
>ENDFOR
>= ASORT(laFieList, 5,0,5)
>ndate = mdy(lafielist(1,3))
>ndm = "Last database file change: "+ndate+" "+lafielist
>

>
>tnx
>k

...
ndate = mdy(lafielist[1,3])
IF ALEN(lafielist, 1 ) > 1
  Secondndate = mdy(lafielist[2,3])
  WAIT WINDOW Secondndate
ENDIF
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