Max, and others
I have almost fixed my problem. I copied HELP.COM and associated files from
a machine with DOS 6.22 files still on it (it is not shipped with Win 95). I
have tried various COUNTRY= settings.  Unfortunately, most of the ones with
yy-mm-dd date formats like I want do not give the same results as the help
screen shows!  Also, they change the thousands separator (in the size
column) to a space or a period.  So, I think I'm stuck with a partial
solution (what formats some guy in MS *thought* everyone in each country
wanted, around 1994).

Joe
-----Original Message-----
JP> Sorry for this dumb question ... how do you control the date and time
format
JP> displayed by DOS DIR?
JP> Where should I look for detailed DOS documentation under Win95?
JP> Thanks - Joe

If I remember correctly, DIR gets its date/time format from the
settings set by COUNTRY.SYS driver, which is included by default with
Win9x installation. The extended help on COUNTRY.SYS is available in
MS-DOS help.

I don't have MS-DOS, but OPENDOS. With it, typing "help country.sys"
in Start/Run... [Win98] brings up a good deal of information. Try the
same with your OS.

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