MacPerlMan to the rescue!
Ouchy! While that other guy's solution is OK (I guess), you're missing out on alot o' Mac specific data. Also, if you get involved with the date returned above, it'll be seconds since th UN*X epoch which you're not really interested in on any Mac System. Solution: use Mac::Files or Mac::MoreFiles (I didn't name them and remember "or" is not mutually exclusive). Here's some quick code to give you the idea (read the PODs on Mac::Files at least, though). 
use Mac::Files; #along with strict and -wT
my $file="AgentM\'s Rockin\' G4 Cube:Desktop Folder:FileSupafly";
my $cat=FSpGetCatInfo($file); #throw in some dies along here
my $fileinfo=$cat->ioFlFndrInfo();
print $filecat->ioNamePtr(), ' ',$fileinfo->fdCreator(); #prints filen
+ame and its 4 letter creator type

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These modules also include numerous (read "gazillions o' ") constants that help you toy with the filesystem: comments, resource stuff, etc. This was just a striptease of what these modules are really capable of: file locking, resource editing, directory info, etc. I, too, realize that the PODs are all too often inadequate but I take what I can get- including the MacPerl book which you can get anywhere online.

Please- while using MacPerl, keep you tray table up and your seat in the upright and locked position. Thank you.

AgentM Systems nor Nasca Enterprises nor Bone::Easy nor Macperl is responsible for the comments made by AgentM. Remember, you can build any logical system with NOR.

In reply to Re: Question about reading the Mac filesystem by AgentM
in thread Question about reading the Mac filesystem by curtisb

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