system "/bin/date +%A > /tmp/day"; open (DAY, "/tmp/day") || die "Error opening file!"; $RUNDAY = (); %Backup_Day = ( Sunday => "0", Monday => "1", Tuesday => "2", Wednesday => "3", Thursday => "4", Friday => "6", ); $SLOT = $Backup_Day{$RUNDAY}; print "Slot Number is $SLOT\n";