>>>>>VFP 9, Windows 10, latest updates.
>>>>>
>>>>>I made changes to methods in two class libraries, tested them and when all was OK, I rebuilt the project and the .exe.
>>>>>
>>>>>When I was preparing to deliver the changes, the dates on the .exe and one the .vcx's had changed to the current date, but the date on one of the .vcx's hadn't changed. Most of the changes were in the one that hadn't changed.
>>>>>
>>>>>I opened the class again, made an innocuous change and saved it... still the same old date on the .vcx.
>>>>>
>>>>>I restarted the machine and the date was correct.
>>>>>
>>>>>Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>>I guess that you have two copies of the same files.
>>>
>>>I wish it were that simple.
>>>It just happened again, with another project.
>>>The files are definitely changed- the functionality reflects the changes.
>>>The .exe has the correct date, but not the .vcx
>>
>>Maybe:
>>
>>- you still have VFP open while you check the VCX date/time, and VFP is caching the writes to the file so they aren't reflected until you exit VFP?
>>
>>- you are looking at the date/time in File Explorer, and it requires a refresh (F5)?
>
>Yes, VFP might have been open
>I looked it this AM with VFP closed, still the old date.
>I packed the class library this AM and the date changed.
>Still mystified.

Mystery solved!

Somehow, the file explorer for that folder was changed to show the date created- not the date modified