Re: Death of time

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sub getime() {

sub getime {

to lose that particular error. Also note that the month returned is 0..11 -- so you might want to add one to it in getime.

Edit: Forgot to mention: Be sure you know the difference between calling a sub via &getime() and getime(). You might want the latter form. See perlsub for more info.

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Re: Re: Death of time_t Timer by OverlordQ (Hermit) on Jun 18, 2003 at 22:34 UTC
Also note that the month returned is 0..11 -- so you might want to add one to it in getime. Doh! :) Forgot to mention: Be sure you know the difference between calling a sub via &getime() and getime(). You might want the latter form. See perlsub for more info. That has to do with @_ right?	[reply]
Re: Re: Re: Death of time_t Timer by Nkuvu (Priest) on Jun 18, 2003 at 22:46 UTC
That has to do with @_ right? Partially. See this relevant bit from the perldoc: `NAME(LIST); # & is optional with parentheses. NAME LIST; # Parentheses optional if predeclared/imported. &NAME(LIST); # Circumvent prototypes. &NAME; # Makes current @_ visible to called subroutine.` [download] So the passing of @_ is affected, as is the prototyping. I'm not too familiar with prototypes in Perl, so I'm not sure how things are affected when prototypes are circumvented... which is why I pointed to the perldocs instead of spelling it out myself. I know there's a difference, but haven't really looked into it. ;)	[reply] [d/l]