Elaine -HFB- Ashton wrote:
>
...
> Solution:
>
> sub get_date {
>
> $date = scalar localtime;
>
> }
>
> yes, that's it. Now, I realise that this isn't portable to NT
...
Not to pick nits, but ...
C:\>perl -e "print scalar localtime"
Mon Dec 13 21:55:46 1999
and
% perl -e 'print scalar localtime'
Mon Dec 13 21:57:11 1999
Apart from the obvious observation that I really need to sync my clocks,
looks to me like it's identical. (Both running Perl 5.005.03)
Rich
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