my ($atime, $mtime, $ctime) = (stat("c:\SPTHistory1.txt"))[8..10]; printf qq~ Accessed: %s Modified: %s Created: %s ~, get_real_time($atime), get_real_time($mtime), get_real_time($ctime); sub get_real_time ($) { my ($sec,$min,$hour,$mon,$mday,$year,$wday,$yday,$isdst) = gmtime $_[0]; $year += 1900; return "$year\_$mday\_$mon"; }