sub sortDates { my ($month1, $day1, $year1) = split /\//, $a; my ($month2, $day2, $year2) = split /\//, $b; $year1 += 1900 if $year1 < 50; $year2 += 1900 if $year2 < 50; $year1 <=> $year2 or $month1 <=> $month2 or $day1 <=> $day2; }