Hi Perlmonks, I have need to write a script to do the following

timvzid1 has asked for the wisdom of the Perl Monks concerning the following question:

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Re: Hi Perlmonks, I have need to write a script to do the following by moritz (Cardinal) on Jun 05, 2008 at 06:23 UTC
Well, do it then. If you have problems with a particular step, you can ask us. But perlmonks is no "we write the code for you" service.	[reply]
Re: Hi Perlmonks, I have need to write a script to do the following by grinder (Bishop) on Jun 05, 2008 at 07:39 UTC
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Re: Hi Perlmonks, I have need to write a script to do the following by andreas1234567 (Vicar) on Jun 05, 2008 at 07:50 UTC
The important thing is to show that you did give your problem some effort before you asked. -- No matter how great and destructive your problems may seem now, remember, you've probably only seen the tip of them. [1]	[reply]
Re: Hi Perlmonks, I have need to write a script to do the following by Anonymous Monk on Jun 05, 2008 at 06:27 UTC
What is stopping you? perlintro	[reply]
Re: Hi Perlmonks, I have need to write a script to do the following by Gangabass (Vicar) on Jun 05, 2008 at 06:18 UTC
Homework?	[reply]
Re: Hi Perlmonks, I have need to write a script to do the following by rovf (Priest) on Jun 05, 2008 at 08:45 UTC
Have a look at the perlop man page, in particular to the usage of the operators .. and ... in scalar context. They have examples which apply neatly to your problem. -- Ronald Fischer <ynnor@mm.st>	[reply]
Re^2: Hi Perlmonks, I have need to write a script to do the following by timvzid1 (Initiate) on Jun 05, 2008 at 10:27 UTC
sry guys and thnx for reponding ....I am very new to perl scripting and Here is my code I can get $day, $time1,$time2,$time3,$time4 from command line arguements $log="output.txt" open(FILE,$log); open(DATA,">>capdata.txt"); while(<FILE>) { if ($_ ge "$day $time1:time2" && "$day $time3:$time4") { print DATA; } } I worte the script..but this is working for these kind of logs(log starting with timestamp 2006-04-06 09:22:00\|Mike\|USA 2006-04-06 09:23:99\|Steve\|Canada 2006-04-06 09:22:44\|Bond\|japan	[reply]
Re^3: Hi Perlmonks, I have need to write a script to do the following by rovf (Priest) on Jun 05, 2008 at 10:49 UTC
Sorry, my previous remark on .. and ... was silly. These operators won't help you here, since you don't know whether there actually is an entry in the log file with the very starting/ending times of the interval you are checking for. In this case, I would proceed as follows: Convert your string timestamp (2006-04-06 09:22:44) into a numeric value. You can do this forexample by extracting the respective fields by a regexp, and then use the functions in Time::Local to convert them into a time value. If you do the same with the starting/ending time, you can use numeric comparision to see whether the record falls within the range. If you don't want to fiddle around with regular expressions (though in your case, they will be simple, because the timestamp always looks alike, doesn't it?), you could maybe use Date::Parse from CPAN. I have never worked with Date::Parse though, so I can't really say how useful it is for your application. -- Ronald Fischer <ynnor@mm.st>	[reply]
Re^3: Hi Perlmonks, I have need to write a script to do the following by timvzid1 (Initiate) on Jun 05, 2008 at 10:30 UTC
small correction in if condition if ($_ ge "$day $time1:time2" && $_ le "$day $time3:$time4")	[reply]
Re^4: Hi Perlmonks, I have need to write a script to do the following by andreas1234567 (Vicar) on Jun 05, 2008 at 10:40 UTC
Re: Hi Perlmonks, I have need to write a script to do the following by timvzid1 (Initiate) on Jun 05, 2008 at 18:18 UTC
Guys someone please help me...never heard about CPAN and all..if possible can anyone thorw some more light	[reply]
Re^2: Hi Perlmonks, I have need to write a script to do the following by sub_chick (Hermit) on Jun 05, 2008 at 18:25 UTC
CPAN stands for Comprehensive Perl Archive Network Give CPAN a closer look for more info. Also check out some documentation HERE. Es gibt mehr im Leben als Bücher, weißt du. Aber nicht viel mehr. - (Die Smiths)"	[reply]