> How can I have condition as such > > $date = 'XX/XX/XX'; <-insert any date > If $date is greater then 01/01/02 then do ..... > Else .... >
here is one simple way: <~~~cut $foo="01/01/02"; $bar="01/03/02"; $foo =~ s/\///g; $bar =~ s/\///g; if( $foo > $bar ){ print "\$foo is greater then \$bar \n"; } elsif( $foo == $bar){ print "\$foo is equal to \$bar \n"; } else { print "\$bar is greater then \$foo \n"; } <~~paste ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Kraus" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 3:43 PM Subject: Comparing Dates Conditional statements > How can I have condition as such > > $date = 'XX/XX/XX'; <-insert any date > If $date is greater then 01/01/02 then do ..... > Else .... > > > Paul > > > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]