John,
Try Date::Simple very  simple interface for calculations between two
dates.

 use Date::Simple ('date', 'today');

        # Difference in days between two dates:
        $diff = date('2001-08-27') - date('1977-10-05');

Jeffl
On 2001.09.26 12:55 John Grimes wrote:
> OK, this may seem rather simple, but I can't for the life of me find an
> answer...
>  
> Let's say I've got two dates.  The current date, and a date in the past.
> What's the scripting module that I'm going to need to compute the
> difference
> between the two dates?  I've gone to perl.com, but nothing seems quite
> exactly what I'm looking for...
>  
> (If it's any help, the dates are in MM/DD/YYY format...)
>  
> Thanks ahead of time for the patience with a total newbie, and any help
> or
> direction you can point me in...
>  
> John
>  
> 


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