sub zeit_mit_Albannach { # new function calling sprintf only once my @zeit = localtime; my $wtag = ("So","Mo","Di","Mi","Do","Fr","Sa")[$zeit[6]]; sprintf("$wtag %02d.%02d.%4d - %02d:%02d", $zeit[3], $zeit[4]+1, $zeit[5] + 1900, $zeit[2], $zeit[1]); }