>i use getfile function to bring up selected type of file eg 'txt'. is there a way for getfile to show the selected files and their modified dates like windows explorer in its details view?
>this is to faciliate the user to identify whether the files are the latest versions.
>ta

Actually, at least under Win2K, the user can do this for themselves. IOW, Show the details. They can also rearrange the files by date stamp, type etc.