>>>>> "d" == dolphin <yc282...@yahoo.com.sg> writes:
d> Hi, d> I want to use perl and print time before and after sleep but not d> successful, can anyone advice? d> my ($sec,$min,$hour,$mday,$mon,$year,$wday,$yday,$isdst)=localtime d> time; those variables contain the breakdown of time at the moment. d> my $timenow="$hour$min$sec"; d> print "It is now $timenow\n"; d> sleep 15; d> my $timelater="$hour$min$sec"; why would you think those variables would have the current time? they still have the values you set before. you need to call the time() function again to get the current time. variables don't change unless you assign things to them. uri -- Uri Guttman ------ u...@stemsystems.com -------- http://www.sysarch.com -- ----- Perl Code Review , Architecture, Development, Training, Support ------ --------- Gourmet Hot Cocoa Mix ---- http://bestfriendscocoa.com --------- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: beginners-unsubscr...@perl.org For additional commands, e-mail: beginners-h...@perl.org http://learn.perl.org/
