> 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]
