"Shane Laffin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hello List,
>
> How do I compare two dates in the format:
>
> Thu Aug 15 2002 15:12:02
>
> to return if one date is higher than the other.
>
> Does anyone have any ideas on suitable modules, most
> the date modules I have looked at dont deal with this
> date format.
>
> Any help or pointers would be great.
Sure,
'
#!/usr/bin/perl -w
use Date::Parse;
my $time = str2time("Thu Aug 15 2002 15:12:02"); #now in 'unixtime'
print $time; # '1029438722'
print scalar localtime($time); # 'Thu Aug 15 15:12:02 2002'
'
Run both your dates through Date::Parse, and compare them numerically.
Good enough?
-RN
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Robin Norwood
Red Hat, Inc.
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