; Specifically for date='2009:03:25_09h:17m:21s' pro year_sec_date,date,year,month,day,hh,mm,ss ; print,date year = fix(strmid(date,0,4)) month = fix(strmid(date,5,2)) day = fix(strmid(date,8,2)) hh=FIX(STRMID(date,11,2)) mm=FIX(STRMID(date,15,2)) ss=FIX(STRMID(date,19,2)) end