Date - 00:00:00 GMT, January 1, 1970???

Hi:
How do I turn this long into a Date?
This is for the lastModified() function of the File object:
"A long value representing the time the file was last modified, measured in milliseconds since the epoch (00:00:00 GMT, January 1, 1970)"

Try this:
Date lastMod = new Date(myFile.lastModified());Regards,
Dave Gilbert
http://www.jfree.org

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