>Hi George,
>
>I think there is a pattern, it is this:
>
>If x=seconds (to the millisecond) reported by getFileTime() then seconds reported by adir and ftime is always ceiling(x) + mod(ceiling(x),2) that is, always returns the next highest even integer) while wsh reports floor(x). Thus, the only place they all agree is when the seconds is and even integer which is always the case on a FAT drive since that is the highest resolution afforded by that file system.

Yep, I think you're right.

>Anyway, thanks for confirming that I wasn't just seeing things.

No problem, and sorry for being so dense along the way.:-)