in reply to Re: Anyone know how to get DateTime::Format::W3CDTF, or DateTimeX::Web to print localtime?
in thread Anyone know how to get DateTime::Format::W3CDTF, or DateTimeX::Web to print localtime?

"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;
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Re^3: Anyone know how to get DateTime::Format::W3CDTF, or DateTimeX::Web to print localtime? (what was I thinking, learning moments)
by Anonymous Monk on Nov 26, 2013 at 22:14 UTC

    ...

    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

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      Thanks for your thoughtful response.

      Actually, I'm suffering a massive headache. The worst part is; I wasn't drinking. So I'm suffering without having the benefit of having had a great time. :(

      Now having been given a little focus (the example above). It occurred to me, that given I almost always use
      POSIX qw(strftime);
      for any of my Date/Time related stuff. I could have simply done: 

      use POSIX qw(strftime);
my $w3cstring = strftime "%FT%H:%I:%S", localtime;
print $w3cstring;

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      Which would have returned the equivalent: 
      2013-11-26T14:02:48

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      In fact better; as I wasn't looking for the TZ. Which is appended, using the example provided earlier in this thread.

      Thanks again, for the thoughtful response.

      --Chris

      #!/usr/bin/perl -Tw
use Perl::Always or die;
my $perl_version = (5.12.5);
print $perl_version;
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        POSIX is great, but the microsoft strftime implementation doesn't have %F, maybe its important to you :)
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