> -----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?
Note that you cannot strictly get a creation date; the closest is the file's last modification date (mtime). The stat() function will give you (among other things) the mtime in epoch seconds. Use localtime() (or gmtime()) to convert that into separatate date/time elements. You can use the returns from localtime or gmtime directly or you can run them through something like POSIX::strftime to get a formatted string with month, day, and year. perldoc -f stat perldoc -f localtime perldoc POSIX (search for strftime) n.b. be sure to read the docs for localtime carefully, especially if you won't be using strftime. HTH -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
