I do like UNIX. I was just wondering what type of program would you write to use that type of UNIX format?
Mike "Jonathan e. paton" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > I have a question. Why is it that I have to use 'scalar > > localtime' to view a datetime in the proper format. > > Why would I want to use the weird UNIX format that I > > can't read? > > You don't, but Perl isn't stupid enough to impliement > several dozen ways of displaying the date... not in the > language proper anyway... > > There is several Date modules on CPAN: > > http://search.cpan.org/Catalog/Data_and_Data_Type/ > http://search.cpan.org/Catalog/Data_and_Data_Type/Date/ > > In particular, the Date::Format module allows you to > construct date strings in a format you prefer. You can > even output years in Roman numeral format. > > Since some complain of too many (varying) date modules, I > can hardly understand your complaint. Guess you ain't a > UNIX lover... :( > > Jonathan Paton > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Everything you'll ever need on one web page > from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts > http://uk.my.yahoo.com -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
