GrandFather, the list of files presented to me by Windows 7 when I go into the stage directory is what I'm basing my impression on. The list shows that the date of files in the stage directory is not what stat is returning to me in my program and not the same as the like-named file in the KY directory.

And I do reproduce this result for 12 file pairs of like-named files in these 2 directories in my application. It looks right in the code you suggested I do, but not in my application or the code Corion suggested I do or the javascript I did. I am confused. I not sure how to proceed.

The dates of these 12 file pairs that I've chosen for diagnostic purposes are not the same as shown by the windows file list, but all the diags I've done (my app, what you and corion suggested, and the javasscript) show that the dates of the pairs are the same, the 2nd file (stage) having the date of the 1st (KY), or the 2nd file (stage directory) stamp is different but incorrect.