I don't know what your timeStamp string looks like, but if it looked like: 1/8/2001 18:00
( $date, $time ) = split; would separate the two. The default split here is on any whitespace. To specify some other split you would do it as follows: split/:/; (where it would split on ':'). -----Original Message----- From: Alex Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 1:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: timestamp without the time How do I get the mm dd yyyy a file was created WITHOUT the time? _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]