Question about viewing file date in Open File win

[mrbowers]

Hi,

I just switched over to Mac FMP7 from PC FMP5. I am accustomed to being able to see the file creation/modification date and time in the Open File dialog box on the PC. On the Mac (G4 Powerbook with OS X) I only see "Today". If I want to see the actual date and time I have to go to the finder and check the file. Does anyone know if there is a way to see the file date and time while selecting a file to import or open? Is this considered a bug or is it something most peopl don't seem to need? Any help on this would be very much appreciated.

Thank you,

Scot

[Fenton]

It's just because the default size of the column isn't wide enough. Drag it a little wider (by the very thin line in the top bar) and you'll see the actual time also; mine shows modification time, cause that's all I set it to show. I believe it is controlled by the View settings (View Options) you choose for windows in the Finder. There is an option to apply to "All windows."

The size doesn't stick though. Maybe there is some voodoo for setting that size permanently wider, but it's not obvious. But that's OK; usually the date is enough, and you can drag it when you need more precision.

[mrbowers]

OMG - I just hurled on keyboard. I never thought to widen the column.

I have been out of the Mac world for a long time and I am so happy to be back, but it has been humiliating in some ways :-)

Thank you again!

Scot