Time::Local, and the internal localtime(). use Time::Local;
my @days = qw(Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat); my $time = timelocal(0,0,0,23,4,103); my @parts = localtime($time); print "$days[$parts[6]]\n"; Rob -----Original Message----- From: Nigel Peck - MIS Web Design [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, August 18, 2003 9:57 AM To: perl beginners Subject: Day of the week Can someone please point me to the right module for getting the name of a specified day. e.g. I say 'year:2003 month:5 day:23' I get 'Friday' Thanks Nigel MIS Web Design http://www.miswebdesign.com/ -- 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]