G. <gerry77 at mail.com> writes: On Wed, 22 May 2013 12:12:36, h vlems wrote: LD is your friend..=20 But that would mean using BACKUP/IMAGE to the LD device which maintain a container or backing store file on the disk. Access to it would not work as a subdirectory tree as the OP's first post indicates. Yeah! I really didn't think about it. Maybe that's the best solution. It = all depends on what the OP means by "archiving". If he wants files readily accessible anywhere by anyone (e.g. via browser), the LD solution would = be very nice, otherwise /IMAGE would be the best, I think. Mine was a = trick... But /IMAGE will restrict you to a device or 'save set' file. Why are the timestamps so important? ...and which timestamps? -- VAXman- A Bored Certified VMS Kernel Mode Hacker VAXman(at)TMESIS(dot)ORG Well I speak to machines with the voice of humanity.