the &ParseDate, and &Date_Cmp are looking for subroutines that would split
the dates up, it appears. So, I would expect your code to include a
subroutine similar to this:
sub ParseDate {
($month,$day,$year) = split /\//;
}
but much more detailed to handle different types of date strings.
-Frank
-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Harris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 12:26 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: date compare problems
Ok so I'm REALLY REALLY a newbie and this next question is going to sound
like "where's the spoon" so you can feed me but...
Here's my code and the error I got. I know it means I'm suppose to include
something but I'm not sure what.
use File::stat;
use Time::localtime;
$date_string = ctime(stat($file)->mtime);
$date_string2 = ctime(stat("zzp2.txt")->mtime);
print "$date_string $date_string2\n";
$date1=&ParseDate($date_string);
$date2=&ParseDate($date_string2);
$flag=&Date_Cmp($date1,$date2);
if ($flag<0) {
print "date 1 is earlier\n";
} elsif ($flag==0) {
print "the two dates are identical.\n";
} else {
print " date2 is earlier\n";
}
errors:
without this: use File::stat;
i got the following
Undefined subroutine &main::ParseDate called at ztest.pl line 19.
when i added: use File::stat;
i got:
Can't locate Date/Manip.pm in @INC (@INC contains:
/usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.00503/ai
x /usr/opt/perl5/lib/5.00503 /usr/opt/perl5/lib/site_perl/5.005/aix
/usr/opt/perl5/lib/site_perl/5.005 .)
Does this mean I need to add it to my library and if so HOW!?!??!
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