:Sorry for this dumb question ... how do you control the date and time format >displayed by DOS DIR? I do not know what your trying to control but you can specify how the DIR is sorted with a switch....for example to sort by date and time, earliest first ...DIR /OD...or latest first DIR /O -D. I don't mean the sort order but the format. Now I have e.g. 08-27-99 11:39p. I would like 99-08-27 23:39. I have a feeling this is affected by some country setting but I don't know what. >Where should I look for detailed DOS documentation under Win95? >Thanks - Joe There is none. I was afraid of that! Joe PCSOFT mailing list is brought to you by: The NOSPIN Group, Inc. http://nospin.com - http://nospin.org