While using a module or a database's built in time/date functions
would be best you can do it as a straight numeric comparison.
But you must be very careful as to how you order those numbers or you'll get
Improper results.
# mmdd
$foo = 20030101;
$bar = 20021231;
# can even add hours minutes
Mark G'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: RE: Comparing Dates Conditional statements
>
> That won't work if the dates are more than a year apart(i.e. 100302 will
ginal Message-
From: Mark G [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Subject: Re: Comparing Dates Conditional statements
> How can I have condition as such
>
> $date = 'XX/XX/XX'; <-insert any date
> If $date is
> How can I have condition as such
>
> $date = 'XX/XX/XX'; <-insert any date
> If $date is greater then 01/01/02 then do .
> Else
>
here is one simple way:
<~~~cut
$foo="01/01/02";
$bar="01/03/02";
$foo =~ s/\///g;
$bar =~ s/\///g;
if( $foo > $bar ){
print "\$foo is greater then
