Yes, $recur->parse() only parses the recurrence string, it's $recur->dates() that returns the list of dates. What I don't understand is why it isn't in my case. Clearly it worked for you.

When I try to replicate your code example, I get something new! I'm getting a list, but instead of a list of strings it's a list of hashes...

#!/usr/bin/perl
use strict;
use warnings;
use Date::Manip;

print "Content-type: text/html \n\n";

print "Starting....<p>";

my $freq = "0:1:0*25:0:0:0";
my $mod = "DWD";
my $sday = "Jan 1 2010";
my $eday = "Dec 30 2010";
my $bday = "Jan 1 2010";

my $recur = new Date::Manip::Recur;

my $err =$recur->parse($freq,$bday,$sday,$eday);
print "parse err is $err <p>";

my @date = $recur->dates();

my $datenum = @date;

print "There are $datenum list members <p>";

foreach my $i (@date){
print "The date is $i->value<p>";
}
exit;

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Starting....
parse err is 0

There are 12 list members

The date is Date::Manip::Date=HASH(0x8404c00)->value

The date is Date::Manip::Date=HASH(0x83ff830)->value

...

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headdesk

In reply to Re^2: Date::Manip::Recur is not returning a list by desertrat
in thread Date::Manip::Recur is not returning a list by desertrat

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