Dave: Have you looked at Wx::DateTime::Now()?
I looked in WxDemo and found: my $date = Wx::DateTime::Now(); $date->FormatDate() $date->FormatTime() There are a lot of accessor methods listed in the wxWidgets docs. James On Wed, Dec 31, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Dave Hayes <d...@jetcafe.org> wrote: > Maybe I'm dense, but I have searched a lot for how to get the time_t value > -out- of a Wx::DateTime object. I've tried GetTicks() which is in the docs, > but this method is not in the Perl version of this. I even tried > unreferencing the scalar reference. > > The only (untested at the moment) idea I can come up with is: > > $dt_object = $some_date_picker_ctrl_widget->GetValue(); # because > GetDate() doesn't work > $now = time(); > $timespan = $dt_i_want->Subtract(Wx::DateTime->new($now)); > $the_time_i_want = $timespan->GetValue() + $now; > > Am I missing something? > > Thanks in advance. > -- > Dave Hayes - Consultant - Altadena CA, USA - d...@jetcafe.org > >>>> *The opinions expressed above are entirely my own* <<<< > > "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. > In practice, there is." > -- Jan L. A. Van De Snepscheut >