Use the POSIX function strftime:
#!/usr/local/bin/perl -w
use POSIX;
print "The date is : ",POSIX::strftime("%m%d%Y",localtime()),"\n";
-- snip --
[notjames@concon notjames]$ perl -MPOSIX -e '
> print "The date is : ",POSIX::strftime("%m%d%Y",localtime()),"\n";
> '
The date is : 07252001
-- !snip --
Now, you mentioned conversion so if that involves sucking in a date from
something else other than the system you will have to be more specific in
origin to convert from ie a filename or something.
Hope this helps.
- Jim
At 12:22 PM 07.25.2001 -0400, F.H wrote:
>Hi,
>does anyone know how to convert a date from mmddyy to mmddyyyy?
>so 010201 becomes 01022001
>
>Thanks for your help
>
>I.S
>
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