My task is to create a Log file pruner for multiple types of logfiles. Now
this being reality both record seperators and date formats vary from log to
log. I have already nailed the record seperator problem by allowing the
user to input a regular expression as a parameter to define when a record
ends and another begins. Now I have to deal with the date format.
The idea is this: I want to keep all entries that are x days from today.
I can get today in seconds and do some simple math and get the # of seconds
since epoch at the start of the xth day away.
My solution so far involves using the same formatting key as the *nix date
function. It has a pretty decent specifier system for the different
fields.
Assuming I can get the 'date expression' into perl how should I proceed
from there.
Is there any good perl modules for help with the conversion from 'date type
formatting' to an easier to work with format ? I would hate to have to
write the little regexp for each of the date formats only to find out if I
had used mod X I would have been done.
I may consider using a C function I saw also, but if I resort to that I
will send a seperate post requesting info on that topic.
The one caveat is I cannot use any 3rd party modules (ie. no stuff from
cpan) because those require 'legal consultations' which ends up being a
huge hassle.
Thanks guys and gals,
C
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Craig Moynes
Internship Student
netCC Development
IBM Global Services, Canada
Tel: (905) 316-3486
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