Do something like: use Time::Local; # part of std perl
my $MySecs = timelocal( 0, 0, 12, 1, $month-1, $year ); # ^--- seconds # ^--- minutes # ^--- hours # Note: By using noon then you don't have to be concern about daylight savings switch my @MyTime = localtime($MySecs); $MyTime[6] will be the day of the week with Sun=0 thru Sat = 6 Wags ;) -----Original Message----- From: Glenn Cannon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, November 15, 2001 10:37 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Day of the month Given the month and the year, how can I derive what day the first landed on? Glenn Cannon [EMAIL PROTECTED] Level II Certified DCI Judge 'There is no spoon.' www.eventsbeyondbelief.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]