#=== Assuming March 31, 2008 from the epoch(?)
#=== This script will be running on both Windows and
#=== unix machines
$days = uniVerseDate(0,0,0,31,2,2008,0,0,0,1,0,1970
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sub uniVerseDate {
    my ($fS,$fM,$fH,$fD,$fMth,$fY,$sS,$sM,$sH,$sD,$sMth,$sY) = @_;
    
    my ($fTot, $sTot, $diff, $secDays) = 0;

    $fTot = timelocal($fS,$fM,$fH,$fD,$fMth,$fY);
    $sTot = timelocal($sS,$sM,$sH,$sD,$sMth,$sY);
    $diff = $fTot - $sTot;
    $secsDay = 60 * 60 * 24;
    #=== Add 732 to get days from Jan 1, 1968 to 
    #=== Jan 1, 1970
    return (($diff / $secsDay) + 732);
}