use Time::Local; print "\nEnter Year -> "; $year = <>; print "Enter Month (1-12) -> "; $mon = <>; $mon--; print "Enter Day (1-31) -> "; $mday = <>; print "\nComputer Time:\n\n"; $time = timelocal(0, 0, 0, $mday, $mon, $year); print "writing to file \"time\" $time...."; open(TIME, ">time"); print TIME $time; close(TIME); print "done\n\n";