>This last part sounds right. If you look at the code in GetFilesTime(), you'll notice calls to ConvertFileTime(). In that function, you'll see the following.

ldtresult = This.oConvert.FileToLocalTime(pcfiletile)
>ldtresult = This.oConvert.FileTimeToSystem(ldtresult)
>ldtresult = This.oConvert.SystemToDateTime(ldtresult)

What's retrieved in GetFilesTime() is UTC time. You'll note that there's no conversion calls in SetFilesTime(). This is because Windows handles it internally.

And this is what hurts me. If I leave it as is, the above three lines cause the filetime to go to 01/01/1985 06:00:00.

>If I wanted to set a file's time to show UTC plus 1 that's what I would pass it. However, if I wanted the actual timestamp to be UTC plus one, from Eastern Time, I'd simply add an hour.

Actually, I had to take one hour off, because I'm storing the CentralEuropean times, and this call requires UTC.

I think I've finally got it - by commenting the .SystemToDateTime call in ConvertFileTime AND commenting .LocalToDateTime in ConvertDateTime. Somehow these two cancel each other out and I'm getting the files with correct times and dates. Gee, even centuries are correct :).

In the end, I'll have a stick-and-rope (I think it would be called "tin foil and chewing gum" in American terms) version control. It should be able to keep stuff in sync no matter which continent the programmer calls from, by keeping every timestamp tied to server's timezone.

If ever we move the server, there'll be just one setting to change in the ini file :).