Re: Date::manip query

[Rob Dixon]

pauld wrote:
>

im using Date::Manip to convert dates  and times eg  2007:08:02 12:23
to allow me to sort them, which it does .
but I cant see how to get the number back into a human -readable
format

print scalar localtime($var{STARTTIME}); prints the long string . is
there a better way to get just the bits I want  , or do I have to
parse the string I get from print scalar localtime  output ?

Have you read the documentation for Date::Manip?

The UnixDate() function will do what you want. Something like

  print UnixDate($date, '%Y:%m:%d %H:%M');

for instance, which will reproduce the date in the format you have
shown.

HTH,

Rob

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