G'day Chris,

Including other bits of information I picked up in this thread, consider this:

#!/usr/bin/env perl -l

use strict;
use warnings;

use Time::Piece;

print localtime->strftime('%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S');
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Output:

2013-11-27T19:31:52
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Good call, kcott.
And wastes less ACSII too.
Thanks. :)

--Chris

#!/usr/bin/perl -Tw
use Perl::Always or die;
my $perl_version = (5.12.5);
print $perl_version;

For the life of me, I can't get either to work. I'm probably just over complicating it.

What code where?

use DateTime::Format::W3CDTF;
my $w3c = DateTime::Format::W3CDTF->new;
my $localtime = DateTime->now( qw[ time_zone local ] );
print join "\n", $localtime->strftime( q/%F-%H:%M:%S%z/), 
$w3c->format_datetime( $localtime );
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"What code where?"
If I understand that correctly; I was too embarrassed to post it.

Your eloquent example proves (to me) I was over complicating things -- everything doesn't need to be a science project. :P

Thanks. It was perfect.

--Chris

#!/usr/bin/perl -Tw
use Perl::Always or die;
my $perl_version = (5.12.5);
print $perl_version;

...

Its a process and a puzzle :) Sometimes you're missing a corner piece, sometimes you need a break (or a nap), this is a learning moment, so it helps to be able to answer "what was I thinking" and write that down (don't have to share , but put it in your notes) ....

thats how checklists are born; sometimes they're general, more often they're about your thinking process; if you identify big ones, you can remember them for next time, so you'll know to take a break :) approach from a different angle ...

:) Cheers