localtime and perhaps POSIX::strftime. To get the most recent, List::Util::max.

$ perl -e'print scalar( localtime 1094551336), $/'
Tue Sep  7 06:02:16 2004
$ perl -MPOSIX=strftime -e'print strftime "%d %B %Y, %T$/", localtime 
+1094551336'
07 September 2004, 06:02:16
$

[download]

Added: For a shortcut to the most recent time (without any information on which file it was), stat the mtime of the directory. That will tell the last time its inodes were changed.

After Compline,
Zaxo

In reply to Re: Most recently created file in a folder by Zaxo
in thread Most recently created file in a folder by blackadder

Title:
Use:  <p> text here (a paragraph) </p>
and:  <code> code here </code>
to format your post, it's "PerlMonks-approved HTML":


  • Posts are HTML formatted. Put <p> </p> tags around your paragraphs. Put <code> </code> tags around your code and data!
  • Titles consisting of a single word are discouraged, and in most cases are disallowed outright.
  • Read Where should I post X? if you're not absolutely sure you're posting in the right place.
  • Please read these before you post! —
  • Posts may use any of the Perl Monks Approved HTML tags:
    a, abbr, b, big, blockquote, br, caption, center, col, colgroup, dd, del, details, div, dl, dt, em, font, h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6, hr, i, ins, li, ol, p, pre, readmore, small, span, spoiler, strike, strong, sub, summary, sup, table, tbody, td, tfoot, th, thead, tr, tt, u, ul, wbr
  • You may need to use entities for some characters, as follows. (Exception: Within code tags, you can put the characters literally.)
            For:     Use:
    & &amp;
    < &lt;
    > &gt;
    [ &#91;
    ] &#93;
  • Link using PerlMonks shortcuts! What shortcuts can I use for linking?
  • See Writeup Formatting Tips and other pages linked from there for more info.