thanks all.....and how will be the code like for my requirement if i use DateTime...
On Tue, Aug 18, 2009 at 10:09 AM, Shawn H. Corey <shawnhco...@gmail.com>wrote: > Steve Bertrand wrote: > >> Mihir Kamdar wrote: >> >>> I dont have Datetime module installed. Is there a way without using >>> DateTime?? >>> >> >> As always, TIMTOWTDI, but I have to maintain a lot of legacy code, where >> the original author (including myself) would rewrite date routines >> (differently) in each subroutine that needed to parse/manipulate dates. >> >> I would highly advise that you get DateTime installed at any cost. It is >> consistent, extremely flexible, and very well maintained and documented. >> There is also a spectacular number of different formatting modules as >> well that make all tasks involving dates easy and enjoyable. >> > > Or even better, get the date format changed to Système International (SI), > which is, 4-digit year, 2-digit month, 2-digit day. I thought everyone > fixed this problem in Y2K. > > > -- > Just my 0.00000002 million dollars worth, > Shawn > > Programming is as much about organization and communication > as it is about coding. > > I like Perl; it's the only language where you can bless your > thingy. >