>Some of the files -- about 3,400 -- on a computer were set to feb 5 2005 when the battery went out.
>These files need to be deleted or perhaps their dates could be set to today's date
>in order for the ESRI GIS software to work. I have found a program called TouchPro but was
>also wondering if the job could be done with FoxPro.
>Thanks so much Cetin,
>Steve

You can combine that code with SetFileTime API (also I vaguely remember there was FoxTouch for that).
PS: Would you tell why filedates are a problem with ESRI. It'd be good to know as I too use MO2.
Cetin