Your Java Script was doing the right thing. Java Script gets date last modified from the HTTP header, if it presents. In case it does not present, document.lastModified returns "0", which is then interpreted as the "beginning of time". Doesn't matter what script language you use, this cannot be resolved on client side, as the field simply does not present.

Do it on server side, and make sure your web server does send date last modified whenever it is needed.

Check out stat() under perlfunc doc, and that should give you the modified date, format it, then just insert it into your HTTP header, and send out.

Update:

liz, the behavior is documented, and it does return "0". Happy New Year!

Happy New Year! ChemBoy.

In reply to Re: Last Mod using server side perl by pg
in thread Last Mod using server side perl by Anonymous Monk

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